The latest construction activities can be witnessed at Mohmand Dam Project. The expected completion date of the project is in 2025.
The Mohmand dam is being developed approximately 48km north of Peshawar at the intersection of Mohmand and Charsadda district.
The Mohmand Dam hydropower project will include a 213m-high concrete-faced rock-filled dam and two 3,317m-long low-level river diversion outlets with a diameter of 15m. The dam will feature seven radial gates with a width of 15m and height of 21m.
The reservoir will have a storage capacity of 1,594 million cubic metres (Mcm). It is expected to provide irrigation, drinking water facilities, and electricity generation. Peshawar city will receive 13.32Mcm of water upon completion of the project.
Mohmand dam will also irrigate 16,737 acres of cultivable area The left bank will cultivate 9,017 acres and the right bank will cultivate 7,720 acres.
Mohmand Dam - Groundbreaking event at Outlet Portal of Left Bank irrigation Tunnel.
Irrigation Tunnel at Right Bank length is 3.5 km long along with more than 1km long access Tunnel. Similarly one irrigation tunnel is located at left bank which is almost 5 km long with 746m access tunnel.
These tunnels will provide irrigation water to the area and small powerhouse is proposed to generate 4.3MW power from these tunnels.
Mohmand_Dam - The Slope stability works are in progress for the diversion tunnels Inlets. The excavation work for diversion Tunnels are expected to start next at the end of this Months.
The Excavation from Outlet side are already in Progress.