Mangla officials. Prior to construction of Mangla Dam, in March 1962, almost all the inhabitants of the ancient Mangla village moved to Mangla Hamlet, therefore this town represents Mangla in a true sense. Mangla is located 12 km from the city Mirpur at the mouth of the Mangla Dam. The construction of the dam reservoir, which has a perimeter of 400 km, has turned it into a place of interest. Mangla also hosts the Mangla Power Station which is the second largest in Pakistan. Mangla is the site of the historic Mangla Fort. The fort is situated on a high hill
Péligre Dam use of charcoal briquettes and firewood which massively deforested the country. However, there are significant environmental effects of the dam itself on the locals. In addition to the usual environmental impact of reservoirs, the flooding caused by the dam has prompted the relocation of farming families, and there have been extremely high levels of deforestation and erosion on the hillsides where these farmers now reside. Furthermore, because the primary interest of Electricite d'Haiti is generation of electricity, little consideration in water management decisions is given to flood mitigation in the watershed below the dam. Therefore, large water releases that cause