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Chak Dam

Dam in Maidan Wardak Province of Afghanistan

Field	Value
name	Chak Dam
location_map	Afghanistan
location_map_relief	1
coordinates
country	Afghanistan
location	Chak, Chak District, Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan
purpose	Irrigation and electricity
status	o
opening	1938
owner	Ministry of Energy and Water
dam_type	Gravity
dam_crosses	Chak River

The Chak Dam (), referred to by some as Band-e Chak (meaning Dam of Chak in Dari), is located near Chak, which is the center of Chak District in Maidan Wardak Province of Afghanistan. It is a hydroelectric gravity dam built by German engineers in 1938. It was mainly designed to regulate the flow of the Logar River and provide electricity to Kabul.

History

Wardak province used to have a significant energy-generating capacity with the Chak Dam. Its four turbines could provide electricity to Maidan Wardak and parts of Kabul, Logar and Ghazni provinces.

In May 2005 the Chak Dam nearly overflowed as its main and emergency floodgates were rusted shut after six years of dry weather. The UN Development Programme, the Afghanistan Emergency Trust Fund, and the Ministry of Energy and Water took emergency action to address the threat. The co-operative effort saw a rapid response through immediate financing, planning and implementation of a 16 m ancillary gate that could hold the water while the rusted gates were lifted and repaired. The repairs were successful at a reported cost of $18,000 allowing evacuated residents to return to their homes in the valley.

References

Tasal, Hafizullah. (1 June 2023). "Govt asked to fulfill promises about Chak dam's restoration". [[Pajhwok Afghan News]].
Shovic, Henry F.. (2012-03-17). "RC-East, Eastern Afghanistan, GA-ADT, Wardak Province, Chak E Dam, Sluice Canal Sediment Analysis".
"Study of Sub-National Administrative Structures in Afghanistan: Wardak Political Context and Security Structures".
Amanullah Nasrat. (2005-05-04). "Afghanistan's Melting Snows Kill 14, Displace Thousands". [[Environment News Service]].
(30 April 2005). "Afghanistan: UNDP assists in flood prevention at Chak-e Wardak Dam". [[ReliefWeb]].

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