Bhimber Dam
CountryPakistan
LocationBhimber District, Azad Kashmir
PurposePower
StatusProposed
Construction beganJanuary, 2023 (expected)
Opening dateDecember, 2025
Construction costRs. 86.089 million
Operator(s)WAPDA
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth fill and Rock-fill dam
ImpoundsBhimber Nullah
Height (foundation)60.96 m
Reservoir
Active capacity28,700 AF
Installed capacity0.5 MW

Bhimber Dam is a proposed dam to be built over Bhimber Nullah located in Bhimber District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.[1][2][3]

The project is located on Bhimber Nullah about 10 km u/s of Bhimber-Gujrat Road Bridge in District Bhimber, Azad Kashmir. The proposed commencement date is January 2023 and it is to be completed by December 2025.[4][5]

References

  1. "Bhimber Dam Project". www.wapda.gov.pk.
  2. "روزنامہ دنیا :- شہر کی دنیا:-نالہ بھمبر پر منی ڈیم فوری تعمیر کیا جائے ، چوہدری علی اختر". Roznama Dunya: روزنامہ دنیا :-.
  3. "Senate panel resents delay in Khisar dam project". The Express Tribune. February 18, 2020.
  4. "Wapda". wapda.gov.pk. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  5. "2MW capacity Bhimber Dam project to be completed by 2024". 11 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

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