Shahtoot Dam
| Shahtoot Storage Dam | |
|---|---|
| Location | Char Asiab District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 34°25′54″N 68°50′03″E / 34.43167°N 68.83417°E |
| Construction cost | $236 million |
| Operator(s) | Afghanistan |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Height | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Width (base) | 60 m (197 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 250,000,000 m3 (202,678 acre⋅ft) |
Shahtoot Dam is a proposed dam in the Char Asiab District of Kabul Province, in eastern Afghanistan. The establishment of the dam will provide drinking, irrigation and environmental water for the city of Kabul. The cost of this project is estimated to be about US$236 million. The feasibility study of the project cost $1.86 million, and was completed in 2012. The return on investing in the project would be about US$2 million per year. The dam will be constructed by engineers from India.
The Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water inked an agreement with the Poyab Company of Iran under which the Iranian firm would complete the design of Shahtoot dam. Speaking on the occasion, Ismail Khan said the Shahtoot dam will provide potable water to more than 2 million residents of Kabul, in addition to the irrigation of 4,000 hectares of land in Char Asiab and neighboring districts. The dam will also provide clean drinking water to the Deh Sabz District.