23/01/2020
The site of Gomal Zam Dam at Khjori Kach, South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan was first envisioned by four British officers of the Royal Corps of Engineers in 1898 and surveys were carried out. The Government of Pakistan approved the construction of the dam in August 1963 and preparatory work was commenced. However, it was stopped due to the outbreak of the 1965 Indo-Pak War and by subsequent budgetary constraints. Construction of the dam began in August 2001 and was completed in April 2011. The powerhouse was completed in March 2013 and electricity production started in August 2013. Gomal Zam Dam is a multi-purpose gravity dam. The dam impounds the Gomal River, a tributary of the Indus River where the Gomal River passes through a narrow ravine. The purpose of the dam is irrigation, flood control and hydroelectric power generation.
