Dam · Pakistan

How much did Mangla Dam cost to build?

The Mangla Dam is the embankment dam on the Jhelum River near Mangla in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, owned by the Government of Pakistan and operated by WAPDA, with 10 generating units of 100 MW each (1,120 MW in total) and built as part of the Indus Basin Project with World Bank financing. WAPDA says construction started in 1962 and was completed in 1967, and The Nation says it was completed in June 1967 at a cost of USD 434.505 million, while the Mangla Dam Raising Project of 2004 to 2009 added 30 feet of height for Rs 96.853 billion.