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Bara Dam
Bara Dam is a proposed small, low-head, earth core rockfill, hydroelectric dam with a capacity of 5.8 megawatts, located across Bara River at the confluence of Mastura River in Tirah Valley, Khyber Agency, FATA, Pakistan.[1] It is part of a wider plan that consists in remodeling the Bara River, to promote agriculture.[2] Construction, which had not started yet as of late 2019, is expected to last 5 years.[3] The estimated cost of the project is US$311 million (Rs. 14.2 billion[3]), out of which $227 million for civil works and $28 million for electro-mechanical works are required.[1] Main usesWith the construction of the proposed Bara Dam, flood waters of Bara River will be stored. Gross storage of the reservoir is 105 million cubic metres (85,363 acre⋅ft) of which an average of about 110 million cubic metres (89,000 acre⋅ft) of water will be annually available for developing irrigated agriculture of command area of about 17,000 hectares (42,000 acres). This project will produce 5.8 MW of power with an annual energy output of 36 TJ (10 GW⋅h). Other benefitsDamming the flow of Bara River will save the flood water for irrigated agriculture development, power generation and water supply for drinking and other domestic uses. The project will bring general uplift of the people in the area by creation of employment and business opportunities. These indirect benefits, such as employment opportunities and consequent rise in the living standard of the people, however cannot be quantified in monetary term. The direct receipt of the project will be available in shape of irrigation service fee (Abiana) and receipt of cost of sale of energy to consumers. The project would greatly increase the development of fisheries in the area and provide recreation and employment opportunities to the residents of the area. Current status
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