Moto Shah Dam

Coordinates: 34°23′50.14″N 71°35′31.68″E / 34.3972611°N 71.5921333°E / 34.3972611; 71.5921333
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Moto Shah Dam
Moto Shah Dam is located in Pakistan
Moto Shah Dam
Location of Moto Shah Dam in Pakistan
CountryPakistan
LocationMohmand Agency, FATA
Coordinates34°23′50.14″N 71°35′31.68″E / 34.3972611°N 71.5921333°E / 34.3972611; 71.5921333
StatusUnder construction
Construction beganNovember 2012
Opening dateAugust 2014
Construction costPKR 191.60 million
Owner(s)Government of Pakistan
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-filled
Height101 feet
Length377 feet
Reservoir
Total capacity1140 acre feet
Catchment area10.042 square miles

Moto Shah Dam is small earth core rock-fill dam operational in Mohmand Agency of FATA, Pakistan.

Construction of project started in 2012, and was completed on 30 August 2014 at a cost of PKR 191.60 Million. The dam has a height 101 of feet and length of 377 feet.[1]

The dam will irrigate area of 627 acres cultivable lands, with total water storage capacity of around 1140 acres.[2][3]

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