A Joint Venture comprising ACE, DMC Lahore and DMC Peshawar provided consultancy services for the preparation of feasibility studies of three storage dams in district D.I. Khan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The purpose of the project was to provide perennial irrigation supplies to vast tracts of barren fertile land, flood mitigation and socio-economic up-lift of the project area. The study was awarded to the JV by the Small Dams Organization, I & P Department, Govt. of K P province.

The scope of consultancy services inter alia included topographic surveys; hydrological & sediment studies; geological & geo-technical investigations; seismic hazard studies, risk evaluation; present & future agriculture; social, cultural & environmental impact assessment; preparation of engineering designs of dam, irrigation system, bridges & related hydraulic structures; command area development; economic & financial evaluation and preparation of feasibility reports for each dam. DMC inputs included hydrological studies; present & future agriculture; planning & design of dam, irrigation system & hydraulic structures; social & environmental impact assessment and preparation of related reports for the following three dam projects:

1. Daraban Zam Dam Project
The dam is located on river Khora in district DI Khan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The dam has a height of 160 ft, storage capacity of 33,000 A.Ft and command area of 12,500 acres. The irrigation system comprises a main canal and a network of branch canals and watercourses. The spillway design discharge used was 104,000 cusec.
2. Sheikh Haider Zam Dam Project
The dam is located on river Sawan in district DI Khan. The dam has a height of 180 ft, storage capacity of 69,000 acres ft and area to be commanded is 63,500 acres. The irrigation system comprises a network of canals and field channels.
3. Choudwan Zam Dam Project