Sabakzai Dam

Sabakzai Dam is an embankment dam on the Sawar Rud, a tributary of Zhob River, about 68 km southwest of Zhob in Balochistan, Pakistan.^[1]

Sabakzai Dam
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Country	Pakistan
Location	Zhob, Balochistan
Coordinates	30°56′51″N 69°21′23″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1998
Opening date	2007
Construction cost	Rs. 1960.823 million (US$6.8 million)
Owner	Government of Balochistan
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earth and rock fill
Height	34.75 m (114.0 ft)
Length	395 m (1,296 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	40,335,000 m3 (32,700 acre⋅ft)

The 395 m long dam is earth and rock-fill with a command area of 7300 acres.^[2] Construction began in 2004 and it was inaugurated by President Pervez Musharraf on 3 September 2007. The irrigation works are still being constructed.^[3][when?]

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan