Kakra Kakra Kakra is a village in Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. situated at coordinates 33°7'33"N 73°52'47"E. The nearest village is Potha Bainsi. It is 26 km from the city of Jhelum. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, its population was 1,696. Its old name is Kakra and new name is Kakra Town. New Kakra Town was built in 1964 as the old Kakra village was engulfed by the waters of Mangla Lake, after the constructions of the Mangla Dam. As a result of the building of the dam, the residents of old Kakra either moved to new Kakra
Chalillo Dam the Chalillo Dam. Chalillo Hydroelectric Dam is situated in the Western most part of the country where the Macal River converges with the Raspaculo River. It is located in the Maya Mountains and shares adjacency with the Chiquibul National Park and the Pine Ridge Forest Reserve. Positioning Chalillo Hydroelectric Dam approximately 16 kilometers from the Guatemalan border. The primary purpose of Chalillo Hydroelectric Dam is to impound the water in the 46m storage dam during the rainy season and release during shortage. At the base of the dam, through a low level valve, water is released during the dry period.