Tarbela back in 1970s & now.
View of sobra city colony (1970)
I believe time can change everything, the buildings, infrastructure, the people & demography as well. Tarbela is a small valley at the north west of Pakistan which is divided in to colonies at different areas for residential purpose. Sobra city colony is the one where i along with my family is living from the past 20 years. So in fact i grown up here & witnessed many changes. Most of the old friends have been moved to other places. All the people who lived here has great attachment with this place. Tarbela dam is well known as the world largest earth filled dam. In 1970s during the construction of tarbela dam (a mega project in the word at that time) sobra city used to be the residential colony of foreigners who works with different companies associated with the construction of dam. the construction of dam is the joint venture of Italian, German, French, and Swiss companies, of which the Italian company IMPREGILO was the main Sponsor. After the dam construction was completed & it starts generating electricity, then all its administration & monitoring has been handed over to the government of Pakistan entity (WAPDA), the water & power development authority.
This article, in particular, is dedicated to those people who lived here in past & has great memories about tarbela. I have some pictures to share with all those who love to see how tarbela, specially the sobra city colony will be looking after 30 years. Unfortunately some of the old places are demolished due to no public use & proper maintenance. You can see the locations with a comparison of old with the recent picture. At yet sobra city church, city club swimming pool, sobra city commissary,sobra city hill club & briefing hall. I will soon update this post with pictures of other locations like mehran colony tarbela, sanober colony tarbela & right bank colony pictures as well.
Hill Club, Bird eye view.
Hill Club (1970)
Briefing Hall
Briefing Hall (1070), Maybe there is some different name of this building at that time.
A view of indus river stream from main colony.
Tames Office: A road to sonber colony & Dam.
Aoa. I am simply rejuvinated, elated, mesmerized, transported & what not. I lived in Tarbela from 1967 to 1982 & contend without any apprehension of denial that no one, absolutely no one exceeds myself in the intensity of emotions about Tarbela. I appreciate your effort but also request for any other nostalgic spectacles of Tarbela. I would look forward for a reply. Take Care. Aamir
Hello,
I have been living there for four beautiful years from 1972 till 1976. I would be very happy if you shared some more pictures of this city. My father worked there and went there to the American School. I still remember the city pool, the cinema, the super market hill club, the church, the tennis playgrounds along the city club. At first we lived in a house J – i cannot remember the number, then we moved to E12. It was the best time of my childhood.
I am looking forward for any information about Sopra city – I still wish to visit Pakistan and all these places that i loved.
Romana
My dear friend,
God bless you. You have started a good work.I lived in Tarbela main Colony since my childhood till I was in class 9th.(1964 – 1974)I enjoyed this period most in my life and would never forget.I used to live in E-28 just 10 yards away from Tarbela High School.I still remember my classfellows Umar farooq, Sarfaraz,Mohammed Ali, Ghalib, Riffat Ara, Rubin Jaffar etc. I also remember my teacher Wali Mohammd, Salma, Khadija etc. I also remember one of my friend Shahid Sabri son of Salahuddin Sabri. If there is a way to contact them or if they read muy message I will be very happy. If I get a response so next time I will be able to contribute about something Tarbela. Now i am in England.
hi me uzma haroonme is also tarbelian u cant imagine how happy me is i have passed 20 years of my life i was also living in sobra cityand c
complete my education frm peshawer university
now in dubai with my husband wat a great job u havedone really i also cant forget those days of childhood GOD bless u and ur family
hay guys Salam to all i lived in Tarbela from 1971 till 1989 in Sanober Colony got my high school from WAPDA senior Model school and then from WAPDA Degree collage
Now I work as Director Monitoring in FATA Secretariat
I miss tarbela too much
Aoa 2 all it is wonderful 2 see the olden and golden days of tarbela.God to know that u are also students of WSM School tarbela dam..
Hi AOA,
I lived in Terbela from 1983 to 1989 in Resettlement Colony (TRO) near Ghazi.I am also student of Wapda senior Model School Terbela Dam.I still remembered my classfellows Readat Hussain Kazmi,Abdul Basit,Abdul Rauf,Sarosh Afzal and aslo i remmembered my Teachers Mrs Bashir, Mrs Carmody,Mrs Shahid,Sir Saleem,Sir Ahsaan,Sir Zaheer.
Now a days I am in Kuwait working in a Kuwaiti Company as a Trading Coordinator.I am also my School and my friends.