In december 2004, then president of pakistan general pervez musharraf announced that he would build the dam to serve the larger interest of pakistan. The prime minister is absolutely right that the kalabagh dam must be built for the. Essay on the kalabagh dam in pakistan the college study. The dam has been defended as a necessary means of supplying water for agriculture in the context of pakistans shrinking reserves rizvi, 2006. 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. In 2006 it is expected to be constructed as the matter is being.
The perennial issue of the kalabagh dam first proposed 65 years in 1953 has arisen once again after the supreme court combined its suomotu notice of pakistans water insecurity with a. Kalabagh dam kbd project holds a unique place in pakistans policy making history. Kalabagh dam free download as powerpoint presentation. All parties urged to agree on kalabagh dam the express tribune.
It will save land currently under cultivation from turning barren and potable water getting affected by salination at shallow level. The biggest problem is a flawed constitutional provision. Muhammad jabbar2 summary due to rise in pakistans population, pressure on its water resources is building up to meet the food and fiber needs. Aj aik ni video ky sath apki khidmat mein hazir han. Kalabagh dam is portrayed as the ultimate solution to water and energy crisis in pakistan. The kalabagh dam, according to the plans, will have much greater height and its lake will cover an area of 164 square miles. It was a jagir that had been ruled by the nawabs since 1100, while most of the other states were mere inventions. If constructed, the dam could generate 3,600 mw of electricity, but is also promoted as a potential.
However, on 26 may 2008, the federal minister for water and power of pakistan, raja pervez ashraf, said that the kalabagh dam would not be constructed and that the project had. The controversy regarding the kalabagh dam could be a result of lack of relevant information and distrust among the provinces. Plans to build the kalabagh dam on the indus river have been the source of tensions between regional provinces in pakistan for more than thirty years. The adverse effects of kalabagh dam, particularly on the wouldbe affected areas in the nwfp, could be minimized if the height of the dam is reduced by fifteen feet. Nawab malik amir mohammad khan awan 1910 26 november 1967 also known as the nawab of kalabagh. The emphasis on maximizing water withdrawals and on greater regulation of the indus river system contributed to accentuating the very high flood peaks in 2010. Pdf feasibility study of kalabagh dam pakistan researchgate. Pdf kalabagh dam is among the proposed dams in pakistan since 1987.
History of kala bagh dam in urdu the historians youtube. The kalabagh dam is a huge and costly multipurpose project. Aj ham bat kryn gy history of kala bagh dam in urdu ky bary men. Many consultants worked on the feasibility studies of this dam and have provided much information on the merits and demerits of. An essay on kalabagh dam study notes for colleges and. The kalabagh dam, is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the indus river at kalabagh in the mianwali district of punjab province in. Pakistan on the contrary constructed only two major reservoirs till after signing of treaty in lack of political will and vision, corruption and incompetence are the four major reasons which block progress and development in this country, and it is these very issues which have stopped kalagagh kalabagh project in its kalabagj. By the time it is ready to store water, the mangla and tarbela dams will have lost their capacity to. In december 2004, general pervez musharraf, president of pakistan, announced that he would build the dam in the larger interest of pakistan. At this point in pakistans history, previous dam projects such as mangla under ayub khan. It has generated significant heated debate and controversy for a very long time. Its main focus will be to provide electricity, and water for irrigation. Kalabagh dam, from engineering point of view, is located at the most feasible location in pakistan on indus. First of all outline is present and later on, we discussed the history and issues with the construction of this dam.
The real problems are different and they must be faced. Kalabagh dam kbd has been a controversial topic since former president pervez musharraf announced its construction in 2004. Kalabagh dam is to be an earth fill feet high, with water reservoir capacity of 6. The site of kalabagh is a natural dam, which can be constructed in much less time with less cost than a regular dam. 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. Kalabagh dam is a larg escale project that may be the answer to power shortages, however, it is imperative to. In times of flood such as the current one, the water could have been stored in this dam to be used in times of dry seasons.
If this dam was in form today, the electricity shortage the country faces could have been addressed. Severe water shortages, including distributional inequality in critical crop demand periods and ongoing sizeable. This project is of paramount significance for pakistan which is being scrapped due to. Kalabagh dam in view of our present water crisis therefore is both a metaphor for water resource development as well as a national security imperative. Kalabagh, the subject of a widespread controversy, has been proposed to be built at kalabagh in mianwali district on the borders of khyber. Catchment area of river indus at the kalabagh dam site is 286, 194 sq. The plan of construction of this dam was chalked out in 1954 but due to non availability of funds and non settlement of distribution of its water between four provinces its construction is delayed. Construction of kalabagh dam background paper 170611. The length of kalabagh dam reservoir will be 80 km. Essay on kalabagh dam is for the students of pakistan because this dam relates to pakistan. In downstream sindh province, politicians have described the dam as a water theft by the province of punjab, where the dam is planned to be built dawn, 2018. In pakistan, as the kalabagh dam project became politicized, the engineers employed by provincial irrigation departments whose experience and knowledge was not directly related with building dams were used to question the technical details of the project.
Hence any act of procrastination is going to adversely affect the age and capacity of the kalabagh dam. Muhammad feyyaz, who holds a masters degree in w ar studies from quaideazam university, islamabad and m. During the british raj kalabagh was not made a princely state by the british. Later in 2010, then federal minister of water and power in pakistan called off the. The case against kalabagh dam is premised on the damage, in absolute terms, that the kalabagh dam will cause to humans and nonhuman nature.
It will also produce around 4,500 megawatts of cheap electricity. By not building kalabagh dam, we are reducing its age. 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. Kalabagh dam conflict in pakistan factbook map ecc platform. Furthermore, construction of water infrastructure in. Feasibility study of kalabagh dam pakistan article pdf available in life science journal 119. The kalabagh dam is situated about 210 km downhill of tarbela dam on the river indus. However, very cleverly it is not contested as an engineering or technical issue rather it is presented as a political issue in which wapda.
Luxury hotels including 5 star hotels and 4 star hotels and cheap kalabagh hotels with best discount rates and uptodate hotel deals are both available in separate lists. Kalabagh dam pakistan advantages offline pdf apps on. Two glaring examples to prove my point should suffice. In december 2004, then president of pakistan general pervez musharraf, announced that he would build the dam to serve the larger interest. The claims presented below are based on socioeconomic, political and environmental grounds. 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. As a multipurpose project it will, firstly, provide cheap hydroelectric power electricity produced from water energy. Kalabagh, on the bank of indus river, was a state ruled by the nawabs for nearly 900 years, since the time of sultan mahmud of ghazni.
Kalabagh dam site located 194 km from tarbela dam, 16 km of kalabagh town. The kalabagh dam is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the indus river at kalabagh in the mianwali district of punjab province in pakistan. 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. Reproduction or misrepresentation of material available on this web site in any form is. Only the province where the dam is located gets all its royalty. Kalabagh dam is among the proposed dams in pakistan since 1987.
The dam site is linked by a railway line and road which are passing near a distance of approximately km with the site. Intensely debated, if constructed the dam would have 3,600 megawatts 4,800,000 hp of electricity generation capacity. There are three rivers which make this as perfect for the dam. Kalabagh dam 1 kalabagh dam irfan arshad ir department university of sargodha pakistan 2 introduction. In addition, the kalabagh dam, and more broadly hydropower, is seen by proponents as a climatefriendly method to provide pakistan with renewable energy. Plans to build the kalabagh dam on the indus river have been the source of tensions between regional provinces in pakistan for more than. Impact of kalabagh dam as simulated by the indus basin model revised, two. Kalabagh dam is our best chance at stopping the wastage of billions of gallons of water during the monsoon season. The kalabagh dam will not need any water additional to what already is in the system. The kalabagh dam site is located about 194 km ds of tarbela dam and 16 km us of kalabagh town. In kala bagh dam essay we also discussed the benefits of kala bagh dam. Six decades later the controversies around kalabagh dam project remains intact, and it has once more become the center of all political discussions shortly before the upcoming elections. History and the importance of kalabagh dam for pakistan in.
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