Jhang Branch

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Jhang Branch Canal
جھنگ برانچ ﻧﻬﺮ
Specifications
Length32 miles (51 km)
StatusOpen
History
Construction began1865
Geography
Start point Lower Chenab Canal, few yards away from the Darbar Peer Ali Murad Shah Bukhari
End pointNanak Sir
Branch of Lower Chenab Canal

The Jhang Branch Canal is a canal which originates from the Lower Chenab Canal.The 51-kilometer long canal mainly supplies water for irrigation of agriculture land in Jhang district of Punjab province in Pakistan. [1]

The Lower Chenab Canal, Jhang Branch Canal, and Rangpur Canal form a massive irrigation system that waters hundreds of thousands of acres of land. [2]

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References

  1. Desk, Web. "Jhang Branch Canal". paktourismportal.com. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. "District Jhang, Gov of Punjab".

31°54′N73°32′E / 31.900°N 73.533°E / 31.900; 73.533

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