Relation of KBD to Tarbela Dam 

Originally planned, KBD was to be completed in 1996, and the designers assumed that significant quantities of sand would not be passed downstream of Tarbela Dam, therefore benefiting from its silt retention capability. However, due to the long delay and extensive sedimentation in Tarbela Dam, it is unlikely that any benefit will be derived of the position of Tarbela Dam.  

On the other hand, the "Action Plan" suggested by Tarbela Sediment Management Consultants (TAMS), in their latest report of March 1998, to install a sediment sluicing system at Tarbela Dam, so as to recover its lost storage and extend its life by preserving its live storage, leaves little sense in constructing another silt trap to the sluiced sediment of Tarbela Dam.