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Dandy Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Dandy Dam is small earth-filled dam in what was previously the North Waziristan District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Construction was started in 2008 and completed in 2011 at a cost of PKR 553 million. The dam has a height of 101 feet, covered a length of around 1764 feet, with water storage capacity of 2907 acre feet. The dam irrigates around 2000 acres.

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