LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AASHTO ..................... American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

ACI.............................. American Concrete Institute
ADB ............................ Asian Development Bank
AF ............................... Acre foot
amsl ............................ Above Mean Sea Level
CMTL .......................... Central Material Testing Laboratory
d/s ............................... downstream
EA ............................... Executing Agency
EIA .............................. Environmental Impact Assessment
EL ............................... Elevation
EMMP ......................... Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan
EMP ............................ Environmental Management Plan
EPA ........................... Environmental Protection Agency
F.S or FS. ................... Feasibility Study
fasl .............................. Feet Above Sea Level
GENCOs ..................... Generation Companies
GWh ........................... Gigawatt hours
HPO ........................... Hydro Planning Organization
HPP ............................ Hydropower Project
HRT ............................ Headrace Tunnel
IBIS ............................. Indus Basin Irrigation System
ICOLD......................... International Commission on Large Dams
KESC .......................... Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
MCM ........................... Million Cubic Meter
MONENCO ................. Montreal Engineering Company Limited
MW ............................. Mega Watt
MWL ........................... Maximum Water Level
O&M ........................... Operation and Maintenance
PPIB ........................... Private Power and Infrastructure Board
SWHP ......................... Surface Water Hydrology Project
ToR ............................. Terms of Reference
WB .............................. World Bank
WCD ........................... World Commission on Dams
WEC ........................... WAPDA Environment Cell
WHO ........................... World Health Organisation
WRMD…………………Water Resources Management Directorate
WWF........................... World Wide Fund for Nature