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The earthen dam is 670 m (2,200 ft) long and 45.7 m (150 ft) wide with a 16-gate spillway on the left side. The construction of the dam submerged 655 km (253 sq mi) area. This included 220 km (85 sq mi) of cultivable land, 40 percent of the cultivable
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A brief reconnaissance occurred in 1906 when the
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Chitmoram, 11 km (6.8 mi) downstream of the present site. Under the guidance of the chief engineer (Irrigation) Khwaja Azimuddin, the construction site was chosen in 1951. Utah International Inc. was selected as a construction contractor.
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The total cost of Unit 1, Unit 2, and a part of Unit 3 was Rs. 503 million and the total cost of extension was Tk. 1,900 million. The project was financed by the East
Pakistan Government (at the time), the United States, and the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund.
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generators were built in the power station. In August 1982 a 50 MW generator was commissioned. In
October 1988 the fourth and fifth generating units, both 50 MW Kaplan-type turbines, were installed which raised the total generation capacity to 230 MW.
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