Chotiari Dam
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Chotiari Dam is an artificial water reservoir situated 35 km away from the Sanghar town in Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan. It was constructed in December 2002, at the total cost of Rs 6 billion. The main purpose of constructing this dam is to discharge saline water of the Left Bank Outfall Drain. The dam is extended to 24,300 acres with storage capacity of 750,000 acres feet. It has an active capacity of 0.67 MAF. ()
Local name: چوٹیاری ڈیمOpened: December 2002 (21 years ago)Reservoir area: 69.5 mi²Reservoir depth: 45 ftCoordinates: 26°8'46"N, 69°9'40"E