Nai Gaj Dam

Nai Gaj Dam
Construction of Nai Gaj Dam
Nai Gaj Dam is located in Pakistan
Nai Gaj Dam
Location of Nai Gaj Dam in Pakistan
Official nameNai Gaj Dam
LocationDadu District, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates26°52′32″N 67°19′14″E / 26.87556°N 67.32056°E / 26.87556; 67.32056
StatusUnder construction
Construction began2012
Opening dateOctober 2024 (exp.)
Owner(s)Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsGaj River
Height194 ft (59 m)
Length714 ft (218 m)
Nai Gaj Dam
Operator(s)WAPDA
Installed capacity4.2 MW
A flow of Nai Gaj to Nai Gaj Dam

Nai Gaj Dam is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Gaj River in the gorge area at the edge of Kirthar Mountains range at about 65 kilometres (40 mi) north-west of Dadu city in Dadu District, Sindh Province of Pakistan. When complete, its power station will have a 4.2 MW installed capacity. Consultant supervision by Techno Consult International (TCI) from Karachi, Pakistan.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2014-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Nai Gaj Dam Project Archived 1 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine