After the construction of tarbela dam, kalabagh became the highest priority dam project. The diamarbasha dam is another option, but cannot match the feasibility of the kalabagh project. The kalabagh dam will not need any water additional to what already is in the system. Kalabagh dam site located 194 km from tarbela dam, 16 km of kalabagh town. History of the jews summary from 750 bc to israelpalestine conflict duration. Pdf kalabagh dam is among the proposed dams in pakistan since 1987. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services. Kalabagh dam is one of the most hated dams in the country.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Since 1984, when the kalabagh dam controversy was given an ethnic and provincial colour till today, pakistans water predicament has worsened. Kalabagh, a town and union council of mianwali district in the punjab province of pakistan. Pdf the governments strategy has been of augmenting countrys waterstorage capacity by means of the construction of large dams so as to tackle the. The dam has been defended as a necessary means of supplying water for agriculture in the context of pakistans shrinking reserves rizvi, 2006. Introduction kalabagh dam project was designed in 1984, with the assistance of the united nations development program. Back in 2004, president musharraf vowed to build the kalabagh dam in the larger interest of masses, but soon it become the talk of the past. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. A widely believed perception in regard to kalabagh dam kbd is that wapda as an employer has influenced the findings of the international consultants.
The kalabagh dam site is located about 194 km ds of tarbela dam and 16 km us of kalabagh town. Kalabagh dam bold initiatives needed to forge national consensus on the kalahaeh dam any nation should be ashamed of itself that has not built a single hydroelectric project in the last 25 years based on its own free fuel water and instead. Petition seeking construction of kalabagh dam filed. In december 2004, general pervez musharraf, president of pakistan, announced that he would build the dam in the larger interest of pakistan. The kalabagh dam kbd has been turned into a touchy subject as controversies and differences of opinion on its. But there is no mention in the news report as to what specific objections have been raised. It would be able to generate about 15,000 mw of power and would totally regulate the highly erratic flow of the indus essentially required for irrigation system in the indus basin. An essay on kalabagh dam study notes for colleges and. Muhammad feyyaz, who holds a masters degree in w ar studies from quaideazam university, islamabad and m. The kalabagh dam is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the indus river at kalabagh in the mianwali district of punjab province in. It was the martial law regime of general ziaul haq which first politicised the construction of kalabagh dam. Dqm, the kalabagh fiasco is a classic case of intrastate water conflict. Essay on kalabagh dam is for the students of pakistan because this dam relates to pakistan. Kbd project report does not include any canals from left or right flanks.
The proposal was there in the files of wapda much before za bhutto initiated the process of planning for the construction of the dam. Many consultants worked on the feasibility studies of this dam and have provided. Kalabagh dam free download as powerpoint presentation. This is the reason why traitors oppose this dam so much and present dams like bhasha which could never be built due to their cost and location. Construction of kalabagh dam background paper 170611. The construction of large dams results in advantages as well. The report concludes will identify possible avenues for the international communitys intervention to facilitate cooperation rather than conflict over water in the indus basin. Kalabagh dam, from engineering point of view, is located at the most feasible location in pakistan on indus. Kalabagh dam conflict in pakistan for over three decades, plans to construct the kalabagh dam on the indus river in western punjab have been the source of recurring disputes. History and the importance of kalabagh dam for pakistan in.
Proponents present it as a way to address water and energy demands. Kalabagh dam which will increase the water resources of the country is being opposed while thar coal project, which will consume a huge amount of water and will contaminate all water, air and land resources of pakistan is being advocated by the government. This project is of paramount significance for pakistan which is being scrapped due to. In a country where rumours and innuendoes fill the poisoned chalice of illogic of those on a wellfunded mission to mislead others, the facts and reality stand no chance. Impact of kalabagh dam as simulated by the indus basin model revised, two. It is a supplement and equally important and necessary to build. Kalabagh dam will add over 3800 mw to the national grid, significantly reducing pakistans 5000 mw shortage. Kalabagh dam 1 kalabagh dam irfan arshad ir department university of sargodha pakistan 2 introduction. Kalabagh dam is a larg escale project that may be the answer to power shortages, however, it is imperative to identify the. It is difficult to say whether it was deliberate because of india supported dma or lack of correct information or was due to doubts and misgivings over the effects of a national project because of hatred. There is also opposition to the dams construction from the upper riparian province of khyber pakhtunkhwa kp. Catchment area of river indus at the kalabagh dam site is 286, 194 sq.
Kalabagh dam which will increase the water resources of the country is being opposed while thar coal project, which will consume a huge amount of. Kalabagh dam is among the proposed dams in pakistan since 1987. The kalabagh dam was a large water reservoir that the government of pakistan was planning to develop across the indus river, one of the worlds largest rivers. The kalabagh dam, according to the plans, will have much greater height and its lake will cover an area of 164 square miles. Katzarah dam would create a reservoir up to 35 maf, the largest in the world and six times larger than kalabagh or basha. In kala bagh dam essay we also discussed the benefits of kala bagh dam. Pdf feasibility study of kalabagh dam pakistan researchgate. The site of kalabagh is a natural dam, which can be constructed in much less time with less cost than a regular dam. The kalabagh dam is a huge and costly multipurpose project. Hydroelectric power is a renewable and environmentally friendly source of energy.
In addition, the kalabagh dam, and more broadly hydropower, is seen by proponents as a climatefriendly method to provide pakistan with renewable energy. On may 26, 2008, federal minister for water and power of pakistan, raja pervez ashraf, said that the kalabagh dam would not be constructed and the project has been cancelled. Whose state before the sikh invasion,stretched from the modern day districts of bannu,dera ismail khan,bhakkar and mianwali to some parts of chakwal district. Reproduction or misrepresentation of material available on this web site in any form is. Let me give a short background of how the tussle started over the kalabagh dam. The dam site is linked by a railway line and road which are passing near a distance of approximately km with the site. It is hated by those weaned on the staple diet of visceral anger pandering more to prejudice than logic. This accusation, which not only challenges the credibility of experts and consultants but also of wapda is based on the opinion of those who are not qualified to sit in judgment. First of all outline is present and later on, we discussed the history and issues with the construction of this dam. So none of the electorates will have to file any tax returns or provide the proof of character. The proposed site for the dam was situated at kalabagh in mianwali district of the northwest punjab province, bordering the northwest frontier province nwfp. Muhammad jabbar2 summary due to rise in pakistans population, pressure on its water resources is building up to meet the food and fiber needs. Essay on the kalabagh dam in pakistan the college study.
The length of kalabagh dam reservoir will be 80 km. In december 2004, then president of pakistan general pervez musharraf announced that he would build the dam to serve the larger interest of pakistan. Pakistan is already one of the most waterstressed countries in the world, a situation which is going to degrade into outright water scarcity due to high population growth. It can store and preserve all that water flowing from rivers indus, swat and kabul, which at present is going waste and falls into the arabian sea.
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