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{{Short description|Proposed dam in Punjab, Pakistan}}
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| country = [[Pakistan]]
| location = [[Chiniot District]], [[Punjab Province (Pakistan)|Punjab]]
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| cost = [[Pakistani rupee|Rs.]] 533.303 million
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'''Chiniot Dam''' is a proposed dam to be built on [[Chenab river]]. It is located in [[Chiniot District]], [[Punjab Province (Pakistan)|Punjab]], Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chiniot Dam Project |url=http://www.wapda.gov.pk/index.php/projects/water-sector/future/chiniot-dam-project |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609033204/https://www.wapda.gov.pk/index.php/projects/water-sector/future/chiniot-dam-project |archive-date=2017-06-09 |website=WAPDA}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rana |first=Imran |date=26 January 2019 |title=Chiniot dam to meet needs of Faisalabad industries |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1896931/2-chiniot-dam-meet-needs-faisalabad-industries |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527164050/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1896931/2-chiniot-dam-meet-needs-faisalabad-industries/ |archive-date=2024-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 January 2009 |title=Chiniot Dam Project given go-ahead |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/936841/chiniot-dam-project-given-go-ahead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126235508/https://www.dawn.com/news/936841/chiniot-dam-project-given-go-ahead |archive-date=2025-01-26 |website=DAWN}}</ref> The [[dam]] is intended to store excess flows from the Chenab River to meet [[Downstream (hydrology)|downstream]] [[irrigation]] water needs and generate electricity for the [[Electrical grid|national grid]]. The dam is 17 meters high and is a zoned [[Earthfill Dam|earthfill]] [[Embankment dam|embankment]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Water & Power Development Authority |url=http://archive.wapda.gov.pk/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=archive.wapda.gov.pk}}</ref> This dam will also help to improve the domestic [[water supply]] to the nearby towns and villages.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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{{Dams in Pakistan}}

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[[Category:Dams on the Chenab River]]
[[Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Chiniot District]]
[[Category:Dams in Punjab, Pakistan]]

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Chiniot Dam - Revision history

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