Gandao Dam, officially Abdul Shakoor Dam since December 2019, is a gravity dam built near town of Ghalanai in Mohmand Agency of FATA, Pakistan. It was initially is expected to complete in 2015, with projected cost of PKR 449 Millions.Fata uplift body recommends Gandao dam to CDWP – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
The dam has a height of 105 feet and lengths 250 feet. It will have total water storage capacity of around 810 acre feet.Small dams to irrigate 2,688 acres of land in Waziristan – sohni dharti : sohni dharti Militants attack under-construction dam in Mohmand – thenews.com.pk
Timeline Construction of dam started in January 2013. The site was attacked by militants on February 17, 2013, with three of its workers being killed. Progress on the dam was stopped and did not resume until 2018. Gandao dam was "almost ready" as of March 2019, with its completion expected by June 2019.
In December 2019, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet decided to rename the dam after Abdul Shakoor, contractor of the dam killed by terrorists in 2018.
See also List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
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