Notes
- ↑ "Water Supply Projects". NESPAK. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
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| Burj Aziz Khan Dam | |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Balochistan |
| Status | In use |
| Construction cost | $291 million |
| Owner(s) | Government of Balochistan |
Burj Aziz Khan Dam is located near Quetta in Balochistan, Pakistan. It was constructed at a cost of $291 million [1] to supply water to Quetta.
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Balochistan is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area but is the least populated one. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-east, Punjab to the east and Sindh to the south-east; shares international borders with Iran to the west and Afghanistan to the north; and is bound by the Arabian Sea to the south. Balochistan is an extensive plateau of rough terrain divided into basins by ranges of sufficient heights and ruggedness. It has the world's largest deep sea port, the Port of Gwadar lying in the Arabian Sea.
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The Mangla Dam is a multipurpose dam situated on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is the sixth-largest dam in the world. The village of Mangla, which sits at the mouth of the dam, serves as its namesake. In November 1961, the project's selected contractors were revealed; it was announced that Binnie & Partners, a British engineering firm, was going to serve as the lead designers, engineers, and inspectors for the construction of the dam. The project was undertaken by a consortium known as the Mangla Dam Contractors, which consisted of eight American construction firms sponsored by the Guy F. Atkinson Company based in South San Francisco, California.
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Akra Kaur Dam, sometimes also referred to as Ankara Kaur Dam, is located near Gawadar in Balochistan, Pakistan. The dam was constructed in 1995 at a cost of $24 million to supply water to Gawadar and adjoining villages. It is the sole source of water supply to residents of the Gwadar District area. The dam stretches over an area of 17,000 acres.
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The 2015 Quetta bus bombing occurred on 19 October 2015 in Quetta a city in Balochistan. The blast killed at least 11 people and another 22 were injured.