The Diamer-Bhasha Dam is located on the Indus River in northern Pakistan between Kohistan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Diamer district in Gilgit Baltistan.
With the height of 272 meters, it will be the tallest Roller Compact Concrete (RCC) dam in the world.
The dam project with a gross storage capacity of 8.1 Million Acre Feet (MAF) and power generation capacity of 4500 MW would be completed in 2028.
India has opposed the move on the grounds that Gilgit-Baltistan region is part of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir that was illegally occupied by Pakistan.
Timeline:
In 1980, construction of the dam was suggested.
In 1998, prime minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, inaugurated the dam project.
In 2004, the first feasibility report was prepared.
In 2008, a revised feasibility report was prepared.
In 2020, Contract was awarded for the construction.
Pakistan signed a contract with a joint venture of China Power (Chinese state-run firm) and the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO-a commercial arm of Pakistan’s military) for its construction.
