IRRIGATION SYSTEM BY

PAKISTAN
BY:
1) MAHAM BASHARAT
2) FAISAL TEHSEEN

3) FARAHAN WAHEED
4) ADIL AKHTER

SECTION : CVB
 HISTORY

• Large scale irrigation development, essentially in the lndus Plains, was initiated with the British rule.

• Controlled, year round irrigation began in 1859 with the completion of the Upper Bari Doab Canal, from the Madhopur Headworks on the Ravi River (now in India)’.

• followed with the development of several canals off-taking from headworks and barrages across the rivers Ravi, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum in the Punjab province and from
the Kabul and Swat rivers in the North West Frontier Province.

• By year 1900 culturable commanded area (CCA) of the canals with controlled inlets was around 2 million ha (5 million ac).

• The Triple Canal Project, comprising of the Upper Jhelum, Upper Chenab, and Lower Bari Doab canals (LBDC) was therefore developed from 1907 to 191 5 to irrigate 1
million ha (2.6 million ac) by utilizing the flows of the Jhelurn and Chenab rivers and transferring their excess flows to the river Ravi for use in the LBDC.

• Sutlej Valley Project under which four barrages were constructed on the Sutlej river to feed eleven canals and serve an area now in Pakistan of 2.2 million ha (5.4 million ac).
Another Barrage on the River Ravi was added in the Punjab during this period in 1929.

• The first barrage on the lndus river named the Lloyd Barrage, was constructed at Sukkur in 1932 served a commanded area of 2.95 million ha
• At the time of the independence of Pakistan, the total CCA from weirs, barrages and canals was 10.9 million ha whereas about 2.4 million ha was fed from inundation canals.

• In 1948, India unilaterally stopped the irrigation supplies flowing into Pakistan which created an International dispute.

• Pakistan on its own undertook the construction of 3 inter-river link canals to insure itself against the sudden stoppage of supplies by India. These links, constructed from 1952 to
1956, transferred the Chenab supplies to the Ravi and Sutlej rivers to feed the truncated systems and to make up for supplies appropriated by India.

• The dispute with India over the river waters, was resolved by the signing of the lndus Water Treaty in 1960 which gave Pakistan the control of 3 weastern rivers i.e Indus, Jehlum and
Chenab.

• After independence Pakistan also took up the construction of three new barrages on the lndus River to serve a CCA of 3 million ha (7.4 million ac). With the completion of these
barrages by 1962 all the irrigation systems, with minor exceptions, were converted into weir controlled systems.
• After independence Pakistan also took up the construction of three new barrages on the lndus River to
serve a CCA of 3 million ha (7.4 million ac). With the completion of these barrages by 1962 all the
irrigation systems, with minor exceptions, were converted into weir controlled systems.
SALIENT FEATURES OF CANALS AND BARRAGES
IN IRRIGATION SYSTEM OF PAKISTAN
 Name Year of Design Length of Area To be Location of Area
Completion Discharge Canal (Km) Irrigated
(m3/sec) (Acres)
Upper Jhelum 1916 156 5628 1800000 Gujrat,Mandi
Canal Bhauddin
Sidhnai Canal 1888 140.51( 4962 295 250000 Jhang, T.T.Singh,
cusecs) Muzaffargarh,
Khanewal, Multan
Dera Ghazi 1960 253,5 (8953 373.4 2332000 Dera Ghazi Khan,
Khan Canal cusecs) ( combined) Muzaffargarh
Rangpur Canal - 29.3 (1035) 373.4 2332000 Dera Ghazi Khan,
( combined) Muzaffargarh
Chashma Right - 51 (1800 cusecs) 373.4 2332000 Dera Ghazi Khan,
Bank Canal ( combined) Muzaffargarh
Muzaffargarh 1958 235 ( 8300) 373.4 2332000 Dera Ghazi Khan,
Canal ( combined) Muzaffargarh
Kachi Canal NOT YET 170 ( 6000 499 102000 Areas in Balochistan
COMPLETED cusecs) and Punjab
Thal Canal 2009 241 (8500 35 1739000 Khushab, Bhakkar,
cusecs) Layyah and Jhang
Districts of Punjab
 Name Year of Design Length of Area To be Location of Area
Completion Discharge Canal (Km) Irrigated
(m3/sec) (Acres)
Chashma 1971 614.5 ( 21700 103 - -
Jhelum Link cusecs)
Canal
Chashma Right NOT YET 72 ( 2533 117.5 286100 Areas of Khyper
Bank Canal COMPLETED cusecs) Pakhtun khawa and
Punjab
Kachi Canal NOT YET 170 ( 6000 499 72000 Areas in Balochistan
COMPLETED cusecs) and Punjab
Lower Jhelum 1899 150 2466 76800 Chajj Doab in districts
Canal Sargodha, Mandi Baha-
ud-din, and Jhang area
in Punjab, Pakistan
Rasul Qadirabad 1968 538 47.25 145000 Mandi Bahauddin and
Link Canal Sargodha
Lower 1927 45 (1585 cusecs) 32 345000 Vehari,Lodhran,Multan
Pakpattan Canal
Upper Pakpattan 1927 187 ( 6594 835.25 3497000 Okara , Pakpattan,
Canal cusecs) Vehari, Lodhran
 Name Year of Completion Design Discharge Length of Canal Area To be Irrigated Location of Area
(m3/sec) (Km) (Acres)

Qaim Canal - 15.8 - - -

Maralla-Ravi link 1956 620 100 148263 Sialkot,Gujranwala

Upper Chenab Canal 1912 453 (16000 cusecs) 128 648000 Sialkot, Gujranwala,
Sheikhupura, Hafizabad and
Lahore

Lower Bari Doab 1913 278.7 201 1729737.67 ( 700000 Okara, Pakpattan, Sahiwal and
Canal hectares) Khanewal districts

Lower Chenab Canal 1898 185 453 1556763.9 ( 630000 Gujranwala, Hafizabad,
hectares ) Sheikhupura, Nanakana Sahib,
Faisalabad
 Barrages on River Indus Barrages on River Ravi
QD No of Crest Off No of Off
Completio Length No of Completion QD Length No of Crest
Name Location Under level taking Name Location Under taking
n Yr (Cusecs) (ft) Bays Sluices Yr (ft) Bays level (ft)
(ft) Canals (Cusecs) Sluices Canals
River
Taunsa Indus,Taun Balloki
Barrage 1958 sa City 7500 4436 53 12 4 Barrage 1914 River Ravi 140,000 1644 Nill Nill 625 S.P.D 2
Gazi SidhnaI
1965 River Ravi 167,000 712 15 4 454 S.P.D 2
Barotha River Barrage
Barrage 2005 Indus 500,000 170560 Nill Nill Nill 1
River
Barrages on River Jhelum
Jinnah Indus, QD No of Off
Completion Length No of Crest
Barrage 1946 Kalabagh 959,000 3360 42 Nill Nill 1 Name Location Under taking
River
Yr (Cusecs) (ft) Bays level (ft)
Sluices Canals
Chashm Indus 25 River
a km SW of Rasool Jhelum,72
Barrage 1971 Punjab 11,76,000 3536 52 11 Nill 2 1968 876,000 3209 42 6 703 S.P.D 2
Barrage Km from
River Mangla Dam
Guddu Indus, near
Barrage 1962 Kishmore 1,200,000 3840 64 Nill Nill 5
River
Barrages on River Satluj
Sukkur Indus, near
Barrage
1932
Sukkur
1,500,000 4490 54 12 177 7
QD No of Off
Completion Length No of Crest
City Name Location Under taking
Yr (Cusecs) (ft) Bays level (ft)
Southwest Sluices Canals
of
Kotri
1955 Karachi,ne 750,000 3000 44 Nill 48 S.P.D 4 Sulemanki River
Barrage 1927 309,000 2220 24 16 560 S.P.D 3
ar Barrage Satluj
Hyderabad
Islam River
1927 309,000 1650 29 4 435 S.P.D 2
Barrage Satluj
 Barrages on River Chenab
Completion QD Length No of No of Under Crest level Off taking
Name Location
Yr (Cusecs) (ft) Bays Sluices (ft) Canals

River
Maralla
1968 Chenab,near 11,00,000 4472 66 13 800 S.P.D 2
Headwork
Sialkot City

River
Khanki (726.5-727)
1889 Chenab,Gujrat 750,000 4000 48 56 1
Headwork S.P.D
District

River
Qadirabad
1967 Chenab ,Mandi 900,000 3373 50 5 684.5 S.P.D 1
Barrage
Bahudin
Ttimmu 25 Km from
1939 645,000 2856 46 L=5,R=6 477.5 S.P.D 3
Barrage Jhang City
Pajnad 1929 River Chenab 700,000 2856 47 Nill 325 S.P.D 2
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REFERENCES

• http://www.wapda.gov.pk/index.php/projects/water-sector/o-m/cj-link-canal
• https://irrigation.punjab.gov.pk/page/1040
• https://www.google.com/
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_barrages_and_headworks_in_Pakistan
• https://www.slideshare.net/MZahaibMudabberKhan/indus-basin-and-salient-fatures-of-
barrages-and-link-canals-in-pakistan