Chiniot Dam

Chiniot Dam is a proposed dam to be built on Chenab river. It is located in Chiniot District, Punjab, Pakistan.^[1][2][3] The dam is intended to store excess flows from the Chenab River to meet downstream irrigation water needs and generate electricity for the national grid. The dam is 17 meters high and is a zoned earthfill embankment.^[4] This dam will also help to improve the domestic water supply to the nearby towns and villages.^[2]

Chiniot Dam
Country	Pakistan
Location	Chiniot District, Punjab
Purpose	Power
Status	Proposed
Construction cost	Rs. 533.303 million
Operator	WAPDA
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earth fill and Rock-fill dam
Impounds	Chenab River
Height (foundation)	60 ft