Spanning the Indus River northwest of Haripur is the 2.5 kilometres Approximate kilometre-long (1.6 miles Approximate mile-long) Tarbela Dam. Construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1976. Other associated dams are still under construction. Although Tarbela provides this region of Pakistan with much-needed irrigation water, its future effectiveness may be threatened by siltation caused by overcutting of nearby forests and the resulting erosion.
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