Tarbela dam (power house)

Tarbela Dam History umerparvez98@gmail.com Tarbela dam history Tarbela Dam is a large dam located on the Indus River in Pakistan. It was constructed between 1968 and 1976, with the main purpose of providing irrigation water for the surrounding areas, as well as generating hydroelectric power. The dam is 147 meters high and 9,000 meters long, making it one of the largest earth-filled dams in the world. It has a storage capacity of 13.69 billion cubic meters of water and generates up to 3,478 megawatts of electricity. The construction of the dam involved the displacement of over 100,000 people, and it remains a significant source of irrigation and electricity for Pakistan