Dasu Dam new tunnel inaugurated, Said WAPDA
The under-construction Dasu Dam crossed a major milestone the other day. As the mighty River Indus was successfully diverted following the completion of one of the two diversion tunnels. Instead of its natural course. River Indus is now flowing through a 1.33-Kilometer (Km) long diversion tunnel with a 20-meter (m) width 23-height.
This is, indeed, a remarkable achievement of WAPDA. As construction activities have been initiated on the starter dam, leading toward the construction of the main dam of Dasu dam. It is also important to note that the 1.5 km long second tunnel, with 20m width and 23m height. Will also be ready by mid-April this year to cater to the increased water flows during the high-flows season. It would mean an unhindered continuation of construction activities througho...