List of barrages and headworks in Pakistan

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This is a list of barrages and headworks in Pakistan .

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

PictureNameRiverYear completedRef.
Munda Headworks Swat 1931 [1]

Punjab

PictureNameRiverYear completedRef.
Balloki-Headwork's-Photo-8.jpg Balloki Headworks Ravi 1915

1966 (remodeling)

 [2]
Chashma Barrage Lake.jpg Chashma Barrage Indus 1971 [3]
Ghazi-Barotha Dam Spell Way, Pakistan.jpg Ghazi Brotha Barrage Indus 2004 [4]
River side Satluj river.jpg Islam Headworks Sutlej 1927 [5]
Jinnah Barrage during construction.jpg Jinnah Barrage Indus 1946 [6] [7]
BarragePicture1.jpg Khanki Headworks Chenab 1892

2017 (replaced by the New Khanki Barrage)

 [8] [9] [10]
Marala Headworks Chenab 1912 (as Marala weir)

1968 (replaced by Marala Barrage)

 [11]
Mohammadwala Headworks Chenab
Punjnad Head Works Ali Pur.jpg Panjnad Headworks Chenab 1932 [12]
Qadirabad Barrage.jpg Qadirabad Headworks Chenab 1967 [13]
Rasul Barrage at River Jhelum.jpg Rasul Barrage Jhelum 1968 [14]
Head Sidhnai - panoramio.jpg Sidhnai Headworks Ravi 1965
Head Sulemanki Canal.jpg Sulemanki Headworks Sutlej 1927
Taunsa Barrage, River Indus, Punjab, Pakistan.jpg Taunsa Barrage Indus 1958 [15] [16]
Trimmu Barrage.jpg Trimmu Barrage Chenab 1939 [17]

Sindh

PictureNameRiverYear completedRef.
2010 Pakistan flood Khewali by Landsat-5 2010-08-12 small.jpg Guddu Barrage Indus 1962 [18]
Indus river (sindhu) - Kotri Barrage.jpg Kotri Barrage 1955 [19] [18]
Sukkur Barrage in daylight.jpg Sukkur Barrage 1932 [18]
Sindh Barrage December 2024 (expected) [20] [21]
Sehwan Barrage Future Vision [22] [23]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marala Headworks</span> Barrage in Punjab, Pakistan

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Islam Headworks</span> Dam in Hasilpur Tehsil, Bahawalpur District

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Rasul Barrage is a barrage on the River Jehlum between Jhelum District and Mandi Bahauddin District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated 72 km downstream of Mangla Dam.

Sulemanki Headworks is a headworks on the River Sutlej in Sulemanki Village, near Depalpur City in Okara district of the Punjab province of Pakistan.

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Madhopur Headworks is a barrage on the Ravi River in Madhopur, just 14 km from Pathankot city in Pathankot district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is located on the border with Jammu and Kashmir. The Upper Bari Doab Canal (UBDC) off-taking from Madhopur irrigates agricultural lands in Punjab and provides water to the cities of Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Batala and Amritsar.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Preparing the Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Development Sector Project" (PDF). Asian Development Bank . August 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Hasan, Munawar (24 March 2018). "Chashma Barrage's de-silting improves water flows for irrigation". The News International . Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  4. ↑ Kiani, Khaleeq (2013-01-06). "'Tarbela desilting to be costlier than new dam'". Dawn . Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  5. ↑ "Updated Initial Environmental Examination". Asian Development Bank . 3 November 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Pash, Muzammil (28 January 2013). "Making the Desert Bloom: Jinnah Barrage". World Bank . Retrieved 2022-09-02.
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  11. ↑ Shakir, Abdul Sattar; Khan, Noor M. (2009-03-07). "Impact of Structural Interventions on Sediment Management of Large Canals: A Case Study of Marala Barrage, Pakistan". Water Resources Management. 23 (15): 3149. Bibcode:2009WatRM..23.3149S. doi:10.1007/s11269-009-9427-0. ISSN   1573-1650. S2CID   153763960.
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  13. ↑ "Punjab government approves upgradation of Qadirabad Barrage". Business Recorder . 10 November 2018. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  14. ↑ Afzal, Sohail; Ehsan, Saqib (2015). "Investigation of Existing Flood Protection Measures Upstream of Rasul Barrage". Journal of River Engineering. 3 (1). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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  21. ↑ Hasnain, Khalid (2019-08-08). "PM okays Indus river barrage to mitigate water woes". Dawn . Retrieved 2022-09-02.
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