# Chotiari Dam

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{{Use Pakistani English|date = December 2023}}
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| name = Chotiari Dam
| name_official = {{Nastaliq|چوٹیاری بند }}
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| coordinates = {{Coord|26|8|15|N|69|3|48|E|type:waterbody_region:PK|display=inline,title}}
| country = [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan)
| location = [Achhro Thar (White Desert)](/source/Nara_Desert) [Sanghar District](/source/Sanghar_District), [Sindh](/source/Sindh), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan)
| purpose = [Reservoir](/source/Reservoir)
| status = O
| construction_began = {{Start date|1994}}
| opening = {{Start date|2002|12}}
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| cost = 1.5 billion rupees (approx. US $ 26.3 million)
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| operator = Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA)<ref>{{cite web|title=Sindh Irrigation And Drainage Authority|url=http://sida.org.pk/|website=sida.org.pk}}</ref>
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| res_name = Chotiari Water Reservoir
| res_capacity_total = 0.75 million acre feet (MAF)
| res_capacity_active = 0.67 MAF
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'''Chotiari Dam''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|چوٹیاری بند }}}}) is an artificial water reservoir situated 35&nbsp;km away from the [Sanghar](/source/Sanghar) town in the [Sanghar District](/source/Sanghar_District) of the [Sindh](/source/Sindh) province of [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan). Its construction was completed in December, 2002, at the total cost of Rs 6 billion.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} The main purpose of constructing this dam was to discharge saline water of the [Left Bank Outfall Drain](/source/Left_Bank_Outfall_Drain) (LBOD). The dam is extended to {{convert|24,300|acre}} with storage capacity of {{convert|750,000|acre}} feet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=InpaperMagazine |first=From |date=2011-10-31 |title=Chotiari reservoir affectees |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/670269/chotiari-reservoir-affectees |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> It has an active capacity of 0.67 MAF.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Inam-ur-Rehman |url=http://archive.org/details/cpec-energy-and-water |title=CPEC ENERGY AND WATER |date=2020-05-15 |language=English}}</ref>

Before the construction of the reservoir, this site was home to a few natural lakes, fed by the tributaries of the [Nara Canal](/source/Nara_Canal). It is also a wetland and habitat for birds, reptiles and small mammals. Now, the environment and wildlife of this area is badly affected by the saline water discharge of [Left Bank Outfall Drain](/source/Left_Bank_Outfall_Drain) (LBOD).<ref>{{cite web|title=Sindh's man-made Chotiari reservoir turns into environmental disaster|date=10 December 2019 |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1521319/sindhs-man-made-chotiari-reservoir-turns-into-environmental-disaster|accessdate= 10 December 2019}}</ref>{{Portal|Pakistan|Water}}

==See also==

* [1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake](/source/1819_Rann_of_Kutch_earthquake)
* [Nara Canal](/source/Nara_Canal) system

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Dams in Pakistan}}

Category:Dams in Sindh
Category:Sanghar District
Category:Dams completed in 2002
Category:2002 establishments in Pakistan

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