WAPDA achieved yet another landmark on the Mohmand Dam Project, as construction work has commenced on the Main Dam. Prior to achieving this landmark, several prerequisites, such as river diversion, upstream and downstream starter (coffer) dams, dam plinths, and excavation of left and right abutments and dam foundations, were completed. Mohmand Dam is scheduled for completion in 2027-28.
Federal Minister for Water Resources Mian Muhammad Mueen Wattoo visited the Mohmand Dam Project to mark the occasion. Chairman WAPDA Engr Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) also accompanied him. The GM/PD Mohmand Dam, along with his team and the Project Managers of the Consultants and Contractors, were also present.
The Federal Minister visited the key sites in detail and observed construction activities. These sites included a Diversion System, Power Intake Tunnel, Main Dam, Spillway, and Power House.
During on-site briefings, the Project Team apprised the Federal Minister that construction work is continuing on 14 different sites and discussed the project’s site-wise progress.
The Federal Minister expressed satisfaction with the progress of the project. He said that the Federal Government is fully cognizant of the country’s increasing need for water and affordable electricity. WAPDA and the Ministry of Water Resources have been trying to complete the under-construction mega projects. Among these projects, the Mohmand Dam will help fulfil Pakistan’s water and low-cost electricity requirements. He hoped that WAPDA would complete the Mohmand Dam and other projects per their timelines. The Minister added that the Ministry of Water Resources will provide full support for the purpose.
Mohmand Dam Project is being constructed across River Swat in the Tribal District Mohmand of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. The 213-meter Mohmand Dam is the 5world’s highest concrete faced-rock fill dam (CFRD). It has a gross water storage capacity of 1.29 MAF, sufficient to irrigate 18,233 acres of new land in Mohmand and Charsadda, besides supplementing irrigation supplies to 160,000 acres of existing land. With an installed power capacity of 800 MW, the project will provide the National Grid with 2.86 billion units of green, clean and affordable hydel electricity annually. It will help save Peshawar, Charsadda and Nowshera from flooding and provide 300 million gallons of water daily to Peshawar for drinking purposes.
