The government has decided to construct Rabwah Dam (Chiniot Dam) between Chiniot and Rabwah on Chenab River at a cost of Rs 23.59 billion, to store water for irrigation and electricity generation this Dam Plan has been in writing for a decade or so but no progress was made until now !

The announcement was made at a meeting of WAPDA, NESPAK and the Irrigation Department lead by senior Minister Raja Riaz Ahmad in Chiniot on Thursday. This will produce up to 256 giga watt hours (GWH) of hydropower electricity and it will be able to store water for cultivation of around 26.4 thousand tons of wheat. The water in the dam would have a value of around Rs 2.92 billion and the power generated will have a round about value of Rs 0.92 billion. The project report of Rabwah Dam (Chiniot Dam) is ready to be submitted to the federal government. Read the full story

Rabwah (Urdu: ربوہ) also known as “ Chenab Nagar “, is a city situated in Punjab province Pakistan, it is located near the historic city of Chiniot. Rabwah has a population of 70,000 (2003), Rabwah has been the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community since September 20, 1948 – after the Partition of India / Pakistan , before the Partition the original headquarters were Qadian which is now included in India following the partition in 1947 vast majority of the inhabitants moved to Pakistan and Settled near the River Chenab and the Place was named Rabwah.

More than 97% of its residents belong to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. In Arabic the word Rabwah means a high place. Rabwah is a small city surrounded by Hills and the river Chenab Passes by on one side. This city is about 24² miles in size. The landscape used to be composed of bare Hills and Sandy Desert but since then it has been much improved by constant Go Green Campaigns by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and Rabwah has been gradually developing into a much more greener City.