Knowra Tarbela Dam Tarbela Dam Tarbela Dam is an earth-filled dam on Pakistan’s Indus River, forming Tarbela Reservoir. It stores water for irrigation and generates hydroelectric power.
Tarbela Reservoir : The reservoir impounded by Tarbela Dam on the Indus River in Pakistan. It stores the river water that the dam releases for power generation and irrigation.
Tarbela Hydel Power Station : A hydroelectric power station at Tarbela Dam in Pakistan. Its generating units use water released from the reservoir.
Indus Waters Treaty : A 1960 treaty between India and Pakistan allocating use of the Indus river system’s waters. The treaty’s settlement helped prompt Pakistan’s major replacement works, including Tarbela.
Tarbela Dam displacement : The relocation of communities and loss of land caused by the creation of Tarbela Reservoir. Reservoir filling submerged settlements and required people to move.
Hydroelectricity : Electricity generated by converting the energy of moving or falling water. Tarbela’s turbines convert released reservoir water into electricity.
Indus Basin Irrigation System : A network of dams, barrages, canals, and link canals that irrigates Pakistan’s Indus basin. Tarbela helps regulate supplies feeding this extensive irrigation network.
Indus Basin Development Fund : An international financing arrangement established to support water infrastructure under the Indus Waters Treaty. It helped finance the large-scale works associated with Tarbela’s construction.
Sedimentation : The accumulation of particles carried by water in a river, reservoir, or other body of water. Sediment carried by the Indus gradually reduces reservoir storage and affects infrastructure.
Dam : A barrier built across a watercourse to hold, divert, or control water. Tarbela is a large embankment dam built across the Indus.
Water resources management : The planning and control of water’s allocation, storage, quality, and use. Tarbela’s releases require balancing electricity, irrigation, and flood management.
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