Pakistan Dams Information

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August 11, 1971.
Concreting
Intake No . 1

 

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April 1971
No. 2

 

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Two superb comparison pics of the Main Spillway taken almost 50 years apart. The first pic is from the NANCY MUDRON album taken by her Dad, MILTON MUDRON in late 1965.

On the slide he wrote: "Looking southeast down the Lower Stilling Basin & future channel to Jhelum River. Nothing like this in the world." The second pic is from the A. AHMED KHAN album: Upper Stilling Basin – Main Spillway. September 5, 2014.

(Pic credit Mr. Arshad)

 

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Excellent pic from the BOB FISH album. FROM BOB:..

..1965, Main spillway weir & lower stilling basin construction. Mangla Dam embankment slope in back. Concrete lifts on the left side of lower stilling basin slope are being serviced by the red Manitowoc 4600 crane setting on shoulder of access road.

Note the large slabs of concrete used for counter weight on the back of the American whirley crane cab. Without these counter weights the crane could not handle the heavy lifts that it does.....ie an eight cubic yard bucket full of concrete.

 

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Mangla Dam
Wonderful 1960’s pic from the V.L.LONG album. FROM LILLIAN: Tunnel Intakes. BOB FISH added - Intake concrete is done.........trash screens are in place and embankment above intake is ongoing.........

 

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Two wonderful comparison pics taken in Mangla Power House 50 years apart.
The first 1960’s pic is from the TOM APPLEBY(Dad) album: Historical pic of the installation of Unit No. 1, Mangla Power House.
The second pic is from the ALI IMRAN album first posted in 2015: Mangla Power House.

 

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Mangla Dam Equipment -

Amazing pic from the McCALLISTER FAMILY album. FROM MARSHA: Headworks of the Main Spillway construction. BOB FISH gave us the following description - Base slabs & beginning of piers of Main Spillway Headworks.

This is such a good photo as it shows the first of the trunnion girder cable anchorage frames in place. The cables were anchored in the bottom back of the piers to hold firm the gate trunnion bearings. After pier concrete was placed and cured these cables & anchorage were stressed to a required dimension to assure they would do the job.