Physico-chemical analysis of

Water in Lower Nara Canal,

Sindh

Study Area
Our study focuses on water quality of Lower Nara Canal which flows
through Sanghar, Mirpurkhas and Tharparkar Districts of Sindh
Provice
The Nara Canal was a tributary of the river Indus and was modified as
a canal in the nineteenth century.
The Nara Canal is an excavated waterway in Sindh province, Pakistan.
It was built as an excavated channel off the left bank of the Indus
River into the course of the old Nara River. The canal runs from above
the Sukkur Barrage through the Khairpur, Sanghar and Tharparkar
Districts to the Jamrao Canal.
Nara is the longest canal in Pakistan, running for about 226 mi (364
km). It has a designed capacity of 13,602 cu ft/s (385.2 m3/s), but
actually discharges 14,145 cu ft/s (400.5 m3/s).

Study Area
o The Nara irrigation system can be divided into two
sections:
Upper Nara- between Sukkur Barrage and Jamrao Weir
(115milc)
Lower Nara- below Jamrao Weir (l05 mile)

Map of Nara Canal

Parameters to be analyzed
Physical Parameters

Chemical/Inorganic Parameters

pH

Chloride

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)

Sulphate

Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

Hardness

Conductivity

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

Turbidity

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)

Temperature

Nitrate

Dissolved Oxygen

Nitrite

Sampling Locations
Location 1

0 Mile of Lower Nara Canal

Location 2

13th Mile of Lower Nara Canal

Location 3

26th Mile of Lower Nara Canal

Location 4

39th Mile of Lower Nara Canal

Location 5

52nd Mile of Lower Nara Canal

Location 6

65th Mile of Lower Nara Canal

Location 7

78th Mile of Lower Nara Canal

Location 8

91st Mile of Lower Nara Canal

Location 9

105th Mile of Lower Nara Canal