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Irrigation Engineering Ce-432 L
Irrigation Engineering Ce-432 L
China 88 000 8 1
Afghanistan 72 000 6 11
Area: 1 120 000 km2
54 % of South Asia
Area: 1 120 000 km2
54 % of South Asia
181.62 BCM
147.2 MAF
Total inflow from Indian side is 232.48 BCM (188.4 MAF) out of which 170.27
(138 MAF) is for Pakistan and 62.21 BCM (50.4 MAF) for India.
Inflow to Pakistan from western tributaries of Indus river system ( Indus,
Jehlum and Chenab is 170.27 BCM (138 MAF) and from eastern tributaries
(Sutlej, Beas and Ravi is 11.1 BCM (9MAF)).
No of major reservoirs 3
No of barrages 16
No of inter link canals 12
No of canal systems 44
Length of canals ≈ 56, 073 km
Average canal water diversions 105 MAF
Average ground water abstractions 41.6 MAF
No of tube-wells > 700,000
Irrigated area 36 million acres
Average flow d/s Kotri barrage 31 MAF
Jassar Bridge
Ravi Siphon
Balloki Head
Works
Sidhnai Head
Works
Khanki Head
Works
Qadirabad Barrage
Trimmu Barrage
1. Punjnad canal
2. Abbasia Canal
Islam Barrage
1. Qaim Canal
2. Bhawal Canal
Mailsi Siphon
Joins to Chenab
Mangla Reservoir
Rasul Barrage
1. Rasul Quaidrabad Link Canal
(RQ Link)
Joins to Chenab at
upstream of trimmu
jhang
Terbela Reservoir
Jinnah Barrage
1. Thal Canal
Sukhar Barrage
Go to Sea
Plans/projects/treaties/ Countries,
Year Main aspects
conflicts agencies involved
Completion of Upper Bari Doab British Indian colony From Madhopur H/W on Ravi
1859
Canal
1872 Completion of Sirhind Canal British Indian colony From Rupar H/W on Sutlej
1886 Completion of Sidhnai Canal British Indian colony From Sidhnai Barrage on Ravi
1901 Lower Jehlum Canal British Indian colony From Rasul on Jehlum
Lower And Upper Swat, Kabul British Indian colony From Swat and Kabul
1885 - 1914
River And Paharpur Canals
Triple Canal Project British Indian colony Upper Jehlum, Upper Chenab canals and
1907 - 1915 Balloki Barrage transferring surplus of
Jehlum and Chenab to Ravi.
Plans/projects/treaties/ Countries,
Year Main aspects
conflicts agencies involved
Establishment of Indus British Indian colony Formed to record discharge data
1920
Discharged committee
Sutlej Valley Proect British Indian colony Four weirs at Ferozpur, Sulemanki,
1933
Islam and Punjnad and 11 canals.
Shukkur barrage and its system British Indian colony
1930’s
of seven canals
Completion of Haveli and British Indian colony From Trimmu H/W on Chenab
1939
Rangpur Canal
British Indian Colony divided
1947
into India and Pakistan
Water disputes between India British Indian colony India cut off supplies to Pakistan
1948 and Pakistan canals originating from headworks
on eastern rivers Ravi and Sutlej
Plans/projects/treaties/ Countries,
Year Main aspects
conflicts agencies involved
Completion of Nangal Dam India On Sutlej River. 20 MCM
1954
(0.016 MAF)
Completion of Kotri Barrage Pakistan On Indus river to provide
1955
controlled Irrigation
Completion of Taunsa Barrage Pakistan To divert water on left and right
1958
banks
1960 Indus Water Treaty World Bank, India and Water disputes resolved. All waters
Pakistan of eastern rivers (Sutlej, Beas and
Ravi) shall be available for the
unrestricted use of India. Waters of
Western rivers (Chenab, Jehlum
and Indus) for Pakistan except for
some restricted use of India
Plans/projects/treaties/ Countries,
Year Main aspects
conflicts agencies involved
1. Sidhnai Ravi
2. Marala Chenab
Mangla
3. Qadirabad Chenab
Barrages
4. Rasul Jehlum
5. Chashma Indus
6. Mailsi (Siphon) Under Sutlej Terbela