Question: Gomal Zam Dam is Located on River?
- Indus River
- Chenab River
- Satluj River
- Ravi River
Answer: Indus River
Gomal Zam Dam is located on Indus River
Pakistan is hosting some of the major rivers including River River. Gomal Zam Dam is Located on River Indus River. Gomal Zam Dam known as the multi-purpose gravity dam in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. However, the dam impounded by the Gomal River that is a tributary of the Indus River at Khjori Kach. It is the place as where Gomal River passes all the way through a narrow ravine. Hence, the main purpose of the dam is all about the irrigation, flood control and also the hydroelectric power generation. In 2001 the construction of the dam started off. Moreover, it finished in 2011. In 2013 the powerhouse was completed. The electricity production started in August 2013.
Therefore, the dam was officially inaugurated on 12 September 2013 by the hands of Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif with the US Ambassador Richard G. Olson and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shaukatullah Khan. Gomal Dam has the height of 437 feet (133 m). Furthermore, it has the gross storage capacity of around 1,140,000 acre feet. It has the 60.5 km long main canal that will irrigate about 163,000 acres of the barren land of Tank district and Tehsil Kulachi of Dera Ismail Khan. Hence, it produces around 17.4 MW of electricity. Do you know largest dam of Pakistan is?