Chashma (Pakistan)
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Chashma Colony is located in Punjab
, Pakistan
. It is situated in Mianwali District
near Kundian
at the left bank of river Indus, near Koh-i-Suleiman mountain range. Chashma Colony is famous for the well-known Chashma Barrage built on river Indus. Also a number of establishments of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission are there at Chashma, including two units of 300 megawatt Nuclear Reactors called Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-1 (CHASHNUPP-1) and Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-2 (CHASHNUPP- 2).
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It is situated in Mianwali District
Mianwali District
Mianwali is a district in the northwest of Punjab province, Pakistan. It borders eight districts: Attock District in the north, Chakwal District in the northeast, Khushab District in the east, and Bhakkar District in the south, while Lakki Marwat lies to the west, Kohat and Karak districts to the...
near Kundian
Kundian
Kundian is a town of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located in Piplan Tehsil at 32°27'0N 71°28'0E and is administratively divided into two Union Councils....
at the left bank of river Indus, near Koh-i-Suleiman mountain range. Chashma Colony is famous for the well-known Chashma Barrage built on river Indus. Also a number of establishments of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission are there at Chashma, including two units of 300 megawatt Nuclear Reactors called Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-1 (CHASHNUPP-1) and Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-2 (CHASHNUPP- 2).
- Chashma AirportChashma AirportKhanqah Sirrajia Airport is an airport located near Kundian, a city in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. Presently, no passenger airline serves this airport. It is only used by VVIP passengers who arrive there via Government helicopters.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above...
- Chashma Nuclear Power ComplexChashma Nuclear Power ComplexThe Chashma Nuclear Power Complex near Chashma city, Punjab, Pakistan, is a commercial nuclear power generation complex, consisting of Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-I and Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-II with CHASNUPP-III and CHASNUPP-IV are in the planning stages...
- Chashma means Water Spring in PersianPersian languagePersian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
and Urdu.