Dams, Pakistan's basic Need

According to the present situation of Pakistan in power sector, Dams construction are the basic need. and due to low power more then 12-14 hours loadsheding has ruin the economy of our beloved country. We should demand to our government to make dams at all costs for the betterment of Pakistan.


As far as Tarbela dam is concerned, Pakistan has the second largest dam in the world by structural volume and World's largest earth filled dam.


It was completed in 1974. The dam is 485 feet (148 m) high above the riverbed. The dam forms the Tarbela Reservoir, with a surface area of approximately 250-square-kilometre.