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INDUS BASIN IRRIGATION SYSTEM

The Indus Basin:


In terms of water usage in Pakistan, domestic use account for around two per cent of total water usage, industrial about the same and agriculture for close to 97 per cent, a staggering figure that is well above the global average of about 70 per cent. The Indus Basin is a very developed watershed in that it has a lot of storage and management infrastructure. The schematic diagram below shows the major rivers, canals, dams and other works of the Indus Basin irrigation system. Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma are the three primary reservoirs on this system. Tarbela is the first regulation device on the Indus and Pakistans largest storage device with 10.93 billion cubic meters of storage capacity.

Schematic diagram of the Indus Basin irrigation system Water from the Indus empties onto the plains through regulatory structures known as rim stations. About 173 billion cubic meters pass through the rim stations, about 128 billion cubic meters of which is diverted for irrigation. But this figure is still insufficient to meet agricultural irrigation requirements, and the shortfall of about 40 per cent is made up from groundwater pumping. The associated canal network is massive, with 43,561 kilometers of canals, 18,884 kilometers of seepage/storm water drains and 12,612 kilometers of tile drains, mostly in the Indus Plain provinces of Punjab and Sindh. This system of reservoirs and canals forms the basis of the Indus Basin irrigation system and is thus absolutely essential to agriculture.

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History
The first canals were constructed some five or six centuries ago and extended under the Mughal Emperors. The early canals were inundation channels and delivered water to the fields when rivers were in high flow during the summer. They tended to be unpredictable in operation and subjected both to frequent breaches and serious siltation problems. The next stage in the evaluation of the Irrigation System was construction of perennial canals having permanent headworks. These headworks either did not extend across the entire stream or allowed the floods to pass over their crests. The first evidence of perennial irrigation on any of the Indus rivers dates back to early seventeenth century when a 80 Km long canal was constructed by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (reigned 1605-27) to bring water from the right bank of the Ravi to the pleasure gardens of Sheikhupura near Lahore. The irrigation system which exists today was stated in the nineteenth century under the British administration. In the early 19th century, there were numerous inundation canals leading from the Indus River and its tributaries. The more important of these were the Upper and Lower Sutlej canals, the Shahpur canals, the Chenab canals and the Indus canals in Punjab and Bahawalpur. In the Sindh, where the Indus River flows more or less on a ridge, conditions were particularly favorable for inundation canals. Among Sindhs 19th century canals were the Desert, the Begari, the Sukkur, the Fuleli, the Pinyari and the Kalri canals. From the middle of the 19th century onwards, a large number of inundation canals were remodeled and fitted with permanent headworks and new canals with weir controlled supply were constructed for the Sindh, Punjab and NWFP areas. The first permanent headworks constructed in 1887 were the Marala Barrage, which started supplying water to the Upper Chenab Canal in 1915. In 1889, a project was prepared for the irrigation of part of the Rechna Doab. The project envisaged the diversion of the Chenab waters by means of a weir at Khanki. The project was sanctioned in 1890 and the Chenab Canal, now called the Lower Chenab Canal, was opened in 1892. A similar scheme was sanctioned for the irrigation of the area between the Chenab and the Jhelum (Chaj Doab) from a weir at Rasul on the Jhelum River. Construction was started in 1897 and the Jhelum Canal, now called the Lower Jhelum Canal was opened in 1901. After World War-I, the Sukkur Barrage Project, the first barrage constructed on the Indus River was started in 1923 and was commissioned to irrigation in 1932. During 1921 the Sutlej Valley Project was sanctioned for the development of the Punjab, Bikaner (now in India) and Bahawalpur states areas. The Project consisting of four (4) weirs on the Sutlej River at Ferozepur, Sulemanki, Islam and Panjnad and 11 canals were completed by 1933. The Trimmu Barrage, located below the junction of the Jhelum and the Chenab Rivers was started in 1837 and completed in 1939, was the last barrage completed prior to World War II. At the time of independence the Kalabagh Barrage (Jinnah), Kotri Barrage on the Indus River and the Bhakra Dam in India on the Sutlej River were under construction.

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Salient Features: Pakistans Indus River Basin System comprises five main rivers, namely the Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej. Aided by a number of smaller rivers (Kabul, Swat, Haro, Kunhar, Chitral, Tochi, Shah Alam, Naguman, Adezai, Soan etc) and streams/Nullahs, these five rivers supply water to the entire Indus Basin Irrigation System. These rivers have their origin in the higher altitudes and derive their flows mainly from snowmelt and monsoon rains. Catchment area of Indus is most unique in the sense that it contains seven (7) of the worlds highest peaks after Mount Everest. Among these include the K2 (28,253 ft), Nanga Parbat (26,600 ft), Rakaposhi (25,552 ft) etc. Further to above, seven(7) glaciers situated in the Indus catchment are among the largest in the world, namely, Siachin, Hispar, Biafo, Baltura, Baltoro, Barpu and Hopper.

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LIST OF BARRAGES IN PAKISTAN

Barrages Over Indus River:


Tounsa Barrage:
Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge Length No. Of Bays No. Of Under sluices Crest Level Off Taking Canals The Taunsa Barrage was completed in 1958 Taunsa Barrage is located 20 km southeast of Taunsa Sharif city on the Indus river in the Punjab province of Pakistan 750000 cusecs 4346 feet 53 12 428.0 4

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Ghazi Barotha Barrage:


Year Of Completion Location : Design Discharge : Length : No. Of Bays : No. Of Under sluices : Crest Level : Off Taking Canals : 2004 Indus river 500000 cusecs 170560 feet 20 1 332.2m 1

Jinnah Barrage:
Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge Length No. Of Bays No. Of Under sluices Off taking canals Crest Level 1946 Situated at Kalabagh in Mianwali District of the north-west Punjab province, bordering the Province On the Indus River. 950000 cusecs 3781 feet 42 1 1 678.0

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Chashma Barrage:
Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge : Length : No. Of Bays : No. Of Under sluices Crest Level : Off Taking Canals : The project was built between 1967 and 1971. Chashma Barrage wetland site is located Indus Monsoon Forest, some 25 km southwest of Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan. 1176000 cusecs 3556 feet 52 2 622.0 2

Guddu Barrage:
Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge Length No. Of Bays No. Of Under sluices : Crest Level : Off Taking Canals The barrage was completed in 1962. Guddu Barrage is a barrage across river Indus, near Kashmore in Pakistan. 1.2 million cubic feet per second (34,000 m/s) / 1200000cusecs 3840 feet 64 bays 2 236 5

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Sukkur Barrage:
Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge Length No. Of Bays No. Of Under sluices Crest Level Off Taking Canals 1932 Barrage across the Indus river near the city of Sukkur, Pakistan. 1500000 cusecs 4490 feet 54 12 177 S.P.D 7

Kotri Barrage:
Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge Length No. Of Bays No. Of Under sluices Crest Level Off Taking Canals 1955 Located southeast of Karachi near Hyderabad 750000 cusecs 915 metres (3,000 ft) long 44 2 48 S.P.D 4

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Barrages Over Jhelum River:


Rasool Barrage:
Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge Length No. Of Bays No. Of Under sluices Crest Level Off Taking Canals It was constructed in 1968 Is located on the Jehlum River, 4 km downstream of the Rasul Weir and 72 km from the Mangla Dam. 24070 cubic meter per second/876000 cusecs
3,209 feet

42 6 703 S.P.D 2

Barrages Over Sutlej River:


Sulemanki Barrage:
Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge Length No. Of Bays No. Of Under sluices Crest Level Off Taking Canals 1927 Sutlej river 309000 cusecs 2220 feet 24 16 560 S.P.D 3

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Islam Barrage:
Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge Length No. Of Bays No. Of Under sluices Crest Level Off Taking Canals 1927 Sutlej river 300000 cusecs 1650 feet 29 4 435.5 S.P.D 2

Barrages Over Chenab River:


Maralla Head Works:
Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge Length No. Of Bays No. Of Under sluices Crest Level Off Taking Canals Marala Barrage was built across the river in 1968. The Marala headworks is situated at the Chenab River near the city of Sialkot Punjab. 1.1 million ft/s (31,000 m/s) 4,472 feet 66 13 800 S.P.D 2

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Khanki Head Works:


Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge Length No. Of Bays No. Of Under sluices Crest Level Off Taking Canals It was built in 1889 It is present at river Chenab in Gujrat District. 750000 cusecs 4000 feet 48 6 726.5-727 S.P.D 1

Qadirabad Barrage:
Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge Length No. Of Bays No. Of Under sluices Crest Level Off Taking Canals 1967 Located on the river Chenab in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is lies in Phalia tehsil of Mandi Bahauddin District. 900000 cusecs
3,373 feet

50 5 684.5 S.P.D 1

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Trimmu Barrage:
Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge Length No. Of Bays No. Of Under sluices Crest Level Off Taking Canals 1939 It is situated some 25 km away from the city of Jhang westwars, at the famous town of Atharan Hazari where there is the confluence of rivers Chenab and Jhelum. 645000 cusecs 3025 feet 37 No of Left Under Sluice Portion 5, No of Right Under Sluice Portion 6 Crest Level of Main Weir 477.50, Crest Level of Under Sluice 472.00 3

Punjnad Barrage:
Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge Length No. Of Bays No. Of Under sluices : Crest Level Off Taking Canals 1929 Chenab river 700000 cusecs 2856 feet 47 325 S.P.D 2

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Barrages Over River Ravi:


Balloki Barrage:
Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge Length No. Of Bays No. Of Under sluices Crest Level Off Taking Canals 1914 River ravi 140000 cusecs 1644 feet 35 625.5 S.P.D 2

Sidhnai Barrage:
Year Of Completion Location Design Discharge Length No. Of Bays No. Of Under sluices Crest Level Off Taking Canals 1965 Located on Ravi river 167000 cusecs 712 feet 15 4 454 S.P.D 2

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CANALS
River Ravi:
Balloki barrage:
Balloki-Sulemanki Link Canal: Design Discharge Length of Canal Location Design Discharge Length of Canal Area to Be Irrigated 6,500 cusecs 39 miles Multan Head discharge is 9292 cusecs and tail discharge is 1000 cusecs 132.14 miles Gross area is 2130937 and culturable area is 1845974

Sidhnai barrage:
Sidhnai-Mailsi Bahawal Link Canal: Location Design Discharge Length of Canal Area to Be Irrigated Multan 10,100 cusecs 4.132 miles Gross area is 4071 and culturable area is 3724

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RIVER CHENAB:
Upper Chenab Canal: Location Design Discharge Length of Canal Area to Be Irrigated Lahore Zone Head discharge is 16850 cusecs and tail discharge is 11373 cusecs 26.659 miles Gross area is 19600 and culturable area is 12449

Maralla Ravi Link Canal: Location: Design Discharge: Length of Canal: Area to Be Irrigated: Lahore Zone Head discharge is 22000 cusecs and tail discharge is 20000 cusecs 63.463 miles Gross area is 165598 and culturable area is 154987

BRBD Link Canal (Bambawala-Ravi-Bedian-Dipalpur Canal): Location: Design Discharge: Length of Canal: Lahore Zone Head discharge is 7260 cusecs and tail discharge is 2380 cusecs 107.40 miles

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Khanki Headworks
Lower Chenab Canal (LCC): Location: Design Discharge: Length of Canal: Area to Be Irrigated: Faisalabad Zone Head discharge is 8143 cusecs 40.058 miles Gross area is 3700000 and culturable area is 3400000

Qadirabad Barrage:
Qadirabad-Balloki Link Canal: Location: Design Discharge: Length of Canal: Hafizabad Zone 18,600 cusecs 79.483 miles

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Trimmu Barrage:
Trimmu-Sidhnai Link Canal: Location: Design Discharge: Length of Canal: (Sidhnai) Multan Head discharge is 12500cusecs and tail discharge is 10000 cusecs 44 miles

Punjnad Barrage:
Punjnad Canal: Location: Design Discharge: Length of Canal: Area to Be Irrigated: Bahawalpur Head discharge is 10484 cusecs and tail discharge is 4274 cusecs 38 miles Gross area is 1293941 and cultural area is 1186537

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RIVER SUTLEJ:
Sulemanki Barrage:
Pakpatan Canal: Location: Design Discharge: Length of Canal: Area to Be Irrigated: Multan Head discharge is 5508 cusecs and tail discharge is 24 cusecs 113.47 miles Gross area is 1046326 and culturable area is 961158

Fordwah Canal: Location : Design Length of Canal: Area to Be Irrigated: Multan Discharge: Head discharge is 3447 cusecs and tail discharge is 2993 cusecs 8.97 miles Gross area is 465024 and culturable area is 430112

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Islam Barrage:
Qasim Canal: Location: Design Discharge: Length of Canal: Area to Be Irrigated: Bahawal Canal: Location: Design Discharge: Length of Canal: Area to Be Irrigated: Multan Head discharge is 500 cusecs and tail discharge is 386 cusecs 2.40 miles Gross area is 57469and culturable area is 52023 Multan Head discharge is 483.00 cusecs and tail discharge is 61 cusecs 7.43 miles Gross area is 55804 and culturable area is 52797

RIVER JHELUM:
Mangla Dam:
Upper Jhelum Canal: Year of Completion: Length of Canal: 1915 730.8 miles

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Rasool Barrage:
Rasool Qadirabad Link Canal: Location: Design Discharge: Length of Canal: It is a main canal located in Rasul Division.
19,000 cusecs

30 miles

Lower Jhelum Canal: Year of Completion: Location: Design Discharge: Length of Canal: Area to Be Irrigated: 1901 It is a main canal located in Rasul Division. Its authorized head discharge is 5500.00.Its authorized tail discharge is 3705.00 39.366 miles Gross command area is 1728349.00.Its Culturable command area is 1485776.00.

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INDUS RIVER:
Jinnah Barrage:

Thal Canal: Thal canal main line lower


Year of Completion: Location: Design Discharge: Length of Canal: Gross Area: Culturable Command Area : 1947 It is a main canal located in bhakkar. 4100 100.50 miles 3534 2966

Thal canal main line upper


Year of Completion: Location: Design Discharge: Length of Canal: Gross Area: Culturable Command Area : 1947 It is a main canal located in kalabagh. It is categorized in the zone of sarghodha. 9000 100.50 miles 2460861 2115931

Chashma Barrage:
Chashma Right Bank Canal (CRBC): Design Discharge: Length of Canal: Area to Be Irrigated: 2500 cusecs 71 miles 261,000 acres

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Tonsa Barrage:
Kachi Canal (Under Construction): LOCATION : Length : Distributaries & Minors Punjab: Muzaffar Garh, D.G.Khan, Rajanpur Distts 500 Km (300 Km Lined in Punjab 200 Km Unlined in Balochistan) 2000 KM, 713000 Acres

Dera Ghazi Khan Canal (DGK Canal): Location: Design Discharge: Length of Canal: Area to Be Irrigated: It is a main canal located in D.G Khan Head discharge is 8900 and tail discharge is 5514 69.046 miles Gross area is 947874 and cultural command area is 901984

Muzaffargarh Link Canal: Location: Design Discharge: Length of Canal: Area to Be Irrigated: Muzaffargarh Zone Head discharge is 8901 and tail discharge is 2776 74.14 miles Gross area is 906490 and cultural command area is 838380

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