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Which dam was built first in Pakistan?

Which dam was built first in Pakistan?

  • (A) Warsak
  • (B) Mangla
  • (C) Khushdil Khan
  • (D) Tarbela
  • The Warsak Dam, completed in 1960, is seen as the first major dam in the history of Pakistan. Located on the Kabul River, the Warsak Dam was constructed with the objective of providing irrigation and electricity through hydroelectric power, which marked the beginning of the giant dams that would be constructed in the country in the years to come, such as the Mangla and Tarbela dams, completed in 1961 and 1968, and 1974, respectively.
  • To briefly take the history into perspective, it is stated that “when Pakistan came into being in 1947, there were only three dams in the country, i.e., Khushdil Khan Dam in Balochistan built in 1890, and two dams in the district of Mianwali, i.e., Namal and Spin Kariz, built in 1945. The Warsak Dam on the Kabul River, built in 1955, marked the beginning of the dam spree in the country". This statement indicates that the Warsak Dam is seen as the first major dam in the history of the country, although there were dams that existed prior to the country’s independence.
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