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Khawaja Zaheer Ahmed - PDMA

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IV. Munda Dam<br />

94. The proposed Munda Dam project, 6 km upstream of Munda Headworks,<br />

is in an advanced technical engineering stage. When constructed it would<br />

provide water storage of 1.3 MAF and produce 740 megawatts of power. More<br />

importantly, it would completely control the flows of water in Swat River and its<br />

tributaries which eventually flow into the Indus at Khairabad, Attock district. Had<br />

Munda Dam been constructed, there would have been minimal damage<br />

downstream in Charsadda, Peshawar and Nowshera districts and Munda<br />

Headworks. The example of Gomal Zam Dam can be quoted here which is under<br />

construction and was responsible for preventing flooding of Dera Ismail Khan<br />

district even though it is partially complete. Keeping in view the great benefits of<br />

this Dam, the Hon’ble Supreme Court may consider advising the Federal<br />

Government to expedite execution of Munda Dam and prioritize work on other<br />

potential sites to optimize gains from natural endowments.<br />

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