How beneficial water sector projects have been for the country can be assessed from the fact that Warsak Dam, constructed at a cost of US$ 109.35 million, has so far provided benefits worth US$ 5.8 billion. The canal system of Warsak Dam Project is irrigating some 119,000 acres of land and has thus contributed US$ 2.3 billion to the national economy since its commissioning. Similarly, Warsak Hydel Power Station has so far generated about 40 billion units of electricity, earning revenue worth US$ 3.5 billion. Warsak Dam is located on Kabul River about 30 km north-west of Peshawar. It is a mass concrete gravity dam with a height of 250 feet and length 460 feet. The project was constructed in 1960 under the Colombo Plan and was financed by the Canadian government.
