Bunji (Pakistan)
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Bunji or Boanzhe is a small town of Astore District
, Northern Areas, Pakistan Administered Kashmir. The distance from Bunji to Gilgit
is about 50 km on the Karakoram Highway
. Bunji is located at 35°39'N , 74°36'E. BULACHI is a sub village of Bunji, Bulachi is located far from Bunji .near to Skardu District.
, Mott MacDonald Pakistan
, Sogreah Consultants (France
), Nippon Koei (Japan
) and Development & Management consultants (Pakistan). This joint venture is known as Bunji Consultants Joint Venture or BCJV.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, during his visit to Xinjiang province in September, made a strong pitch for Chinese construction firms for the project and the 7,200 MW Bunji dam, also in PoK.
The dam site area is located some 83 km (51.6 mi) away from Gilgit
on Skardu
road near Asmani Mor (blind turn,near down to Bulachi (the village famous of its minerals gams) confluence of three great mountain ranges) and the proposed powerhouse is located near Bunji village.
SALIENT FEATURES
Installed Capacity MW 7100
Mean Annual Energy (GWh) 24088
Design Discharge m3/sec 1900
Gross Head M 428
Tunnel Length KM 8.0 each 5 Nos
Type of Dam Gravity RCC
Height of Dam M 190
No. & Type of Turbine 20 Francis Type
Astore District
Astore is one of the six districts of the Gilgit Baltistan. The district contains the Astore Valley and is bounded to the west by Diamer District , to the north by Gilgit District, to the east by Skardu District and to the south by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Neelum District of Azad Kashmir...
, Northern Areas, Pakistan Administered Kashmir. The distance from Bunji to Gilgit
Gilgit
Gilgit is a city in northern PakistanGilgit may refer to other terms related with the area of the city:* Gilgit River* Gilgit Valley* Gilgit District* Gilgit Agency * Gilgit Airport...
is about 50 km on the Karakoram Highway
Karakoram Highway
The Karakoram Highway is the highest paved international road in the world, but at its peak at the China-Pakistan border it is only paved on the Chinese side. It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an altitude of as confirmed by both...
. Bunji is located at 35°39'N , 74°36'E. BULACHI is a sub village of Bunji, Bulachi is located far from Bunji .near to Skardu District.
Bunji Hydropower Project
Bunji Hydropower project would be the largest Hydopower project of Pakistan with an installed capacity of 7200 MW, if constructed. Currently, this project is undergoing the process of feasibility study and detailed design stages. The companies conducting the feasibility and detailed design studies are all involved in a collaborative joint venture, consisted of Mott MacDonald UKMott MacDonald
The Mott MacDonald Group is an employee-owned company management, engineering and development consultancy serving the public and private sectors world-wide...
, Mott MacDonald Pakistan
Mott MacDonald
The Mott MacDonald Group is an employee-owned company management, engineering and development consultancy serving the public and private sectors world-wide...
, Sogreah Consultants (France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
), Nippon Koei (Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
) and Development & Management consultants (Pakistan). This joint venture is known as Bunji Consultants Joint Venture or BCJV.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, during his visit to Xinjiang province in September, made a strong pitch for Chinese construction firms for the project and the 7,200 MW Bunji dam, also in PoK.
The dam site area is located some 83 km (51.6 mi) away from Gilgit
Gilgit
Gilgit is a city in northern PakistanGilgit may refer to other terms related with the area of the city:* Gilgit River* Gilgit Valley* Gilgit District* Gilgit Agency * Gilgit Airport...
on Skardu
Skardu
Skardu , is the main town of the region Baltistan and the capital of Skardu District, one of the districts making up Pakistan's Gilgit Baltistan....
road near Asmani Mor (blind turn,near down to Bulachi (the village famous of its minerals gams) confluence of three great mountain ranges) and the proposed powerhouse is located near Bunji village.
SALIENT FEATURES
Installed Capacity MW 7100
Mean Annual Energy (GWh) 24088
Design Discharge m3/sec 1900
Gross Head M 428
Tunnel Length KM 8.0 each 5 Nos
Type of Dam Gravity RCC
Height of Dam M 190
No. & Type of Turbine 20 Francis Type
See also
- Karakoram HighwayKarakoram HighwayThe Karakoram Highway is the highest paved international road in the world, but at its peak at the China-Pakistan border it is only paved on the Chinese side. It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an altitude of as confirmed by both...
- Northern AreasNorthern AreasGilgit-Baltistan , is the northernmost political entity within Pakistan. It borders Pakistan's Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province to the west, Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor to the north, China to the east and northeast, Azad Kashmir to the southwest, and Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to the...
- Astore DistrictAstore DistrictAstore is one of the six districts of the Gilgit Baltistan. The district contains the Astore Valley and is bounded to the west by Diamer District , to the north by Gilgit District, to the east by Skardu District and to the south by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Neelum District of Azad Kashmir...
- AstoreAstoreAstore may refer to:*Astore District*Astore River*Astore Valley*Astore, Pakistan*Astore Sports, a sports brand...
- GorikotGorikotGorikot is the largest valley in the Astore District of Northern Areas of Pakistan, now home to most district government offices. The local name for the town is Gué...
- GudaiGudaiGudai is a village in the Astore District, Pakistan. It is situated near the villages Khuma, Karbay, Bomray and Booban. The nearest village is Shekong....