{"id":95223,"date":"2023-10-17T17:22:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T12:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=95223"},"modified":"2023-10-17T17:22:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T12:22:04","slug":"cda-wapda-collaborate-dotara-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-wapda-collaborate-dotara-dam.html","title":{"rendered":"CDA, WAPDA collaborate for construction of Dotara Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) have partnered up to launch an ambitious new dam project upstream of Khanpur Dam \u2014 Dotara Dam, according to news published in the leading newspaper on October 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-shares-details-land-recovered.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDA shares details on land retrieved from illegal occupants<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;As per the details, this forthcoming project boasts substantial dimensions, with a towering height of 122 meters and a length spanning 350 meters. The initiation of construction for the Dotara Dam hinges upon the successful completion of a pre-feasibility study, the costs of which, estimated at around PKR 20 million, will be funded by the CDA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent meeting between representatives of WAPDA and CDA witnessed the comprehensive presentation of the proposed Dotara Dam project. Once completed, the dam is projected to hold a considerable storage capacity of 0.1 million acre-feet (MAF) of water, while providing Islamabad with a daily supply of 72 million gallons (MGD) of potable water. Additionally, the dam will have the capability to generate 10 megawatts (MW) of hydropower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This landmark project carries significant implications for alleviating the long-standing water shortages in Islamabad. The CDA has emphasized that utilizing gravity for water supply would be a groundbreaking development in the city&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wapda-power-supply-2030.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WAPDA to double power supply to national grid by 2030\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the proposal, WAPDA expressed its eagerness to proceed with the Dotara Dam project, provided that the CDA commits to finance the necessary project studies. This commitment is pivotal in facilitating the preparation of an updated PC-II pro forma, which can then be submitted to the Ministry of Water Resources for further evaluation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) have partnered up to launch an ambitious new dam project upstream of Khanpur Dam \u2014 Dotara Dam, according to news published in the leading newspaper on October 16. Read: CDA shares details on land retrieved from illegal occupants &nbsp;As per the details, this forthcoming project boasts substantial dimensions, with a towering height of 122 meters and a length spanning 350 meters. The initiation of construction for the Dotara Dam hinges upon the successful completion of a pre-feasibility study, the costs of which, estimated at around PKR 20 million, will be funded by the CDA. A recent meeting between representatives of WAPDA and CDA witnessed the comprehensive presentation of the proposed Dotara Dam project. Once completed, the dam is projected to hold a considerable storage capacity of 0.1 million acre-feet (MAF) of water, while providing Islamabad with a daily supply of 72 million gallons (MGD) of potable water. Additionally, the dam will have the capability to generate 10 megawatts (MW) of hydropower. This landmark project carries significant implications for alleviating the long-standing water shortages in Islamabad. The CDA has emphasized that utilizing gravity for water supply would be&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":75427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[21514,319,57523,25031],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-95223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-capital-development-authority-cda","9":"tag-cda","10":"tag-wapda-collaborate-for-construction-of-dotara-dam","11":"tag-water-and-power-development-authority-wapda","12":"cat-20385-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CDA, WAPDA Collaborate for Dotara Dam- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The CDA and WAPDA have partnered up to launch an ambitious new dam project upstream of Khanpur Dam - Dotara Dam....\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-wapda-collaborate-dotara-dam.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CDA, WAPDA Collaborate for Dotara Dam- Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The CDA and WAPDA have partnered up to launch an ambitious new dam project upstream of Khanpur Dam - Dotara Dam....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-wapda-collaborate-dotara-dam.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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