Kurram Tangi Dam
The Kurram Tangi Dam () is a multipurpose dam under construction on the Kaitu River in North Waziristan, Pakistan, with a 83.4 MW power generation capacity. Location. The Kurram Tangi Dam is located across Kaitu River (which more downstream becomes the Kurram River), about 14 km upstream of Kurram Garhi Headworks and 32 km north of Bannu City in the Federally Administrated Tribal Area (FATA). Irrigation system. The project will be constructed in two phases. Stage-I consists in a 18 ft-tall weir on Kaitu River. It will be completed within 3 years, and allow the irrigation  of 16,000 acres of land in North Waziristan Agency, while about 18MW of electricity will be generated. The complete system will irrigate a command area of 84,380 acres and have hydro-power generation capacity of 83.4 MW. The dam is also designed to supplement 278,000 acres of existing system of Civil and Marwat Canals. Work Progress. In January 2013 USAID offered US$81 million for Keitu weir and irrigation. Italy offered US$45 Million for Command Area Development to be executed by FATA Secretariat. On June 7, 2016, the Contract Agreement was signed and the Engineer's Order to Commence  was issued a week later. In July 2016, construction started. The foundation stone was laid on March 3, 2017, by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. April 2019 was the estimated completion date for phase I. Construction works for phase II had not started yet as of February 2020. As of March 2018, the physical progress of the project was 16.71%, while the financial progress of the project is 15.23%.