Tarbela Dam - Displaced People
the capital of the former princely state of Amb, The Tarbela Reservoir displaced over 96000 people in more than 135 villages in the late 60s and early 70s. Darband, was among the towns inundated. Some of the displaced people are still awaiting land allotted to them by the Government of Pakistan.
About this community
- Dam
- Tarbela Dam
- River
- Indus River
- Established
- 1968
- Inundated
- 1968 to 1976
- Population
- 96,000
Sources
- Karin Astrid, 2006
- https://www.dawn.com/news/405587/tarbela-affected-people-still-await-resettlement
- https://ejatlas.org/print/tarbela-dam-pakistan, Siegmann, and Shafqat Shezad. “Poverty and Inequality Implications of Water Policies in Pakistan.” In Pakistan’s Water Challenges: A Human Development Perspective. Sustainable Development Policy Institute