Pakistan Irrigation System Updates
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Mohmand dam
The Mohmand dam is being developed approximately 48km north of Peshawar at the intersection of Mohmand and Charsadda district.
The Mohmand Dam project will include a 213m-high concrete-faced rock-filled dam and two 3,317m-long low-level river diversion outlets with a diameter of 15m. The dam will feature seven radial gates with a width of 15m and height of 21m.
The reservoir will have a storage capacity of 1,594 million cubic metres (Mcm). It is expected to provide irrigation, drinking water facilities, and electricity generation. Peshawar city will receive 13.32Mcm of water upon completion of the project.
Mohmand dam will also irrigate 16,737 acres of cultivable area The left bank will cultivate 9,017 acres and the right bank will cultivate 7,720 acres.
The Mohmand dam is being developed approximately 48km north of Peshawar at the intersection of Mohmand and Charsadda district.
The Mohmand Dam project will include a 213m-high concrete-faced rock-filled dam and two 3,317m-long low-level river diversion outlets with a diameter of 15m. The dam will feature seven radial gates with a width of 15m and height of 21m.
The reservoir will have a storage capacity of 1,594 million cubic metres (Mcm). It is expected to provide irrigation, drinking water facilities, and electricity generation. Peshawar city will receive 13.32Mcm of water upon completion of the project.
Mohmand dam will also irrigate 16,737 acres of cultivable area The left bank will cultivate 9,017 acres and the right bank will cultivate 7,720 acres.
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The federal government is providing funds for the construction of 60 small, medium, large and recharge dam projects in the country through Federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) aimed at providing water for irrigation and drinking purposes.
According to sources privy to the information, the accumulative live storage capacity of these dams was about 8,683,699 acre-feet whereas as many as 17 dams’ projects were likely to be completed during the current fiscal year (FY).
Some of the projects include small dams in Tehsil Dobandi, Gulistan Killa, Bhundaro storage dam, Dosi dam Pasni, Darah dam Khuzadar, Mangi dam Quetta, Mara Tangi dam Loralai, Tuk dam Tehsil Wadh, Anjeeri dam Nushko, Azdhakhoi dam, Baghi dam Naushki, delay actions dams in Siaro Hazar Ganji Nal, a small dam at Sardari Goz Darkhalo, small dam Kunji Ferzabad, and Sukleji dam etc.
Work on other projects including Mohmad, Diamer Basha, Kurram Tangi, Nai Gaj and Naulong dams was also being carried out.
Sources said it was a fact that per capita water availability in Pakistan which in 1951 was 5,260 m3 per annum, was constantly decreasing and at present had reduced to less than 1,000 m3 per annum per capita due to an ever-increasing population.
They said that WAPDA has prepared a comprehensive plan to address water scarcity issue by storing flood water during high flow season and utilise the same during the lean season.
In last decade, WAPDA completed Mangla Dam Raising (2.88 MAF), Gomal Zam Dam (0.892 MAF), Satpara Dam (0.053 MAF) and Darawat Dam (0.089 MAF) for water storage.
Now, the authority was also planning to construct Kurram Tangi Dam Stage-II (0.90 MAF), Chiniot Dam (0.85 MAF), Shyok Dam (5.0 MAF), Akhori Dam (6.0 MAF), Dudhnial Dam (1.00 MAF), Skardu Dam (3.20 MAF) and Sindh Barrage (2.00 MAF) to cope with the issues of water shortage in the country.
According to sources privy to the information, the accumulative live storage capacity of these dams was about 8,683,699 acre-feet whereas as many as 17 dams’ projects were likely to be completed during the current fiscal year (FY).
Some of the projects include small dams in Tehsil Dobandi, Gulistan Killa, Bhundaro storage dam, Dosi dam Pasni, Darah dam Khuzadar, Mangi dam Quetta, Mara Tangi dam Loralai, Tuk dam Tehsil Wadh, Anjeeri dam Nushko, Azdhakhoi dam, Baghi dam Naushki, delay actions dams in Siaro Hazar Ganji Nal, a small dam at Sardari Goz Darkhalo, small dam Kunji Ferzabad, and Sukleji dam etc.
Work on other projects including Mohmad, Diamer Basha, Kurram Tangi, Nai Gaj and Naulong dams was also being carried out.
Sources said it was a fact that per capita water availability in Pakistan which in 1951 was 5,260 m3 per annum, was constantly decreasing and at present had reduced to less than 1,000 m3 per annum per capita due to an ever-increasing population.
They said that WAPDA has prepared a comprehensive plan to address water scarcity issue by storing flood water during high flow season and utilise the same during the lean season.
In last decade, WAPDA completed Mangla Dam Raising (2.88 MAF), Gomal Zam Dam (0.892 MAF), Satpara Dam (0.053 MAF) and Darawat Dam (0.089 MAF) for water storage.
Now, the authority was also planning to construct Kurram Tangi Dam Stage-II (0.90 MAF), Chiniot Dam (0.85 MAF), Shyok Dam (5.0 MAF), Akhori Dam (6.0 MAF), Dudhnial Dam (1.00 MAF), Skardu Dam (3.20 MAF) and Sindh Barrage (2.00 MAF) to cope with the issues of water shortage in the country.
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Irsa gets software for equitable water sharing
ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Tuesday formally took over the Water Accord Apportionment Tool (WAA-Tool) to ensure a precise and trustworthy mechanism for seasonal planning and water sharing among the provinces.
The software tool was developed over a period of two years by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) at the joint request of the Ministry of Water Resources, Irsa, Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda), provincial irrigation departments (PIDs) and the Australian government.
The tool has already been tested over the past two seasons. Irsa has, however, requested the Australian government and CSIRO to further enhance the tool to accommodate the mid-season review process, if possible.
The software, according to Irsa, is capable of supporting the water regulator, PIDs and Wapda to have their seasonal water planning as it captures undocumented procedures in a repeatable process, provides transparency and consistency in seasonal water allocation and enables more equitable and efficient sharing of water resources.
It can provide capability to explore alternative system operational rules, bring in more transparency, efficiency and equity in water sharing and quantify impacts of different interpretations.
The water regulator said the software would help stakeholders explore the impacts of different inflow forecasts, reduced storages and climate change on provincial sharing and provide platform to support training of federal and provincial water agencies’ staff, academics, scientists and students.
The development of the tool is in line with the requirements of the National Water Policy (NWP). Para 2.9 of the NWP demands upgrade of water sector information systems for improved asset management as well as evidence and data-driven decision-making. Para 22.1 of the policy demands improvement in national information base by developing a national planning database to support an integrated information system in order to enable the planning and development of water and other related resources on a sustainable basis.
The tool captures the complete 10-day allocation process as proposed by all stakeholders. The process was agreed between the stakeholders and encoded in WAA-Tool. The tool has been successfully tested and used for Kharif 2020 and Rabi 2020-21.
“WAA-Tool is now the tool of choice for Pakistani water agencies for seasonal planning and allocation of river water,” Irsa said, adding that it forecasts rim-station inflows and performs system operation by running the reservoirs on set rules, routing flows in the river network with accompanying losses, gains, etc.
It has the capability to allocate water among the provinces on different sharing options and releasing excess water downstream Kotri, when available. It follows the same statistical and analytical techniques as manually adopted by Irsa, thus saving a lot of time by calculating an alternative system operation in a matter of seconds.
With this ease of fast computing, the tool has the capacity to calculate and present different system operation scenarios. The tool’s calculations for anticipated criteria for Rabi 2020-21 matched exactly with the assessments of Irsa and the shortage predicted by the tool was also 10 per cent.
The tool interface adopts a modern web-style one. While the first release is designed to run on desktop computers, it can be enhanced to run on a central server or in the cloud. It replicates the entire water allocation process, allows discussion on alternate sharing options like reservoir storage carry forward and provides better data management, while less experienced stakeholders can understand the allocation process quickly to help build consensus among the provinces.
Parameter settings, such as reservoir fill rates, can be easily changed to trial possible and potential combinations of climates, inflows and reservoir management. Results are stored using a database management system that guarantees its integrity.
Since 1991, water resources in the Indus River System have been shared among the four provinces according to the Water Apportionment Accord 1991 which describes broad water-sharing principles but not the precise mechanism of how these principles are to be executed in the seasonal planning process.
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Chinese irrigation solutions energizing Pakistan’s agriculture sector
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Li Huijuan, senior engineer at National Water-saving Irrigation Engineering and Technology Research Centre (Xinjiang) has said that the irrigation solutions promoted by a Chinese company have proved a success in demonstration zones in Pakistan.
BEIJING: The irrigation solutions promoted by a Chinese company have proved a success in demonstration zones in Pakistan. But a lack of investments has made it hard to popularise the efficient irrigation solutions, said Li Huijuan, senior engineer at National Water-saving Irrigation Engineering and Technology Research Centre (Xinjiang) and manager of the International Water-saving Department at Xinjiang Tianye Group.
This view is echoed by Dr Gong Shihong, Deputy-Director of Department of Irrigation and Drainage, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR).
A single company is too fragile to transform the entire sector. The Pakistani government should incentivise more companies to invest in the popularisation of efficient irrigation solutions, said Dr Gong, who led a delegation to hold training sessions on high efficient irrigation in Pakistan.
A second factor lies in the limited range of efficient irrigation solutions available in Pakistan, Ms Li told CEN.
Although the government of Punjab has worked with World Bank to subsidise small-scale farmers to install sprinklers and drip irrigation systems, enormous farmers still refrain from adopting such efficient irrigation systems because of the high maintenance costs ensued.
Ms Li explained, Pakistani farmers tend to use irrigation accessories such as drip tapes and drippers from European countries, which is six times the cost of Chinese solutions and is beyond the price range of the farmers.
Pipes need to be removed for ploughing and land preparing prior to each crop and this puts a heavy burden on the farmers who already struggle financially to install the irrigation system, Dr Gong further elaborated.
In essence, there has been a lack of communication between Chinese and Pakistani enterprises in this regard. To motivate more farmers to use efficient irrigation solutions and further popularise the “more crop per drop” efficient irrigation campaign in Pakistan, more affordable and desirable high efficient irrigation solutions should be introduced to the Pakistani market.
The key lies in boosting the communication between Chinese and Pakistani irrigation companies, said Dr Gong.
“Chinese high efficient irrigation solutions hold great potential to help popularise the drip irrigation in Pakistan. Chinese irrigation tapes will greatly bring down the maintenance costs of the drip system which requires regular maintenance.
Unlike European machines, our irrigation systems are relatively easier to operate because we adapt the machines to the needs and requirements of the farmers wherever possible.”
Cooperation between Chinese and Pakistani irrigation companies in this regard will familiarise more farmers with affordable, desirable Chinese irrigation solutions and motivate more farmers to adopt efficient irrigation.
Realising the importance of B2B communication, Xinjiang Tianye signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with the Fatima Group in October, 2019, Ms Li revealed.
With the support of the Fatima Group, Tianye’s irrigation technologies have been introduced to Bela, Balochistan and are likely to find their way in more farmlands in the future, said Ms Li. Dr Gong said, an International Cooperation Office has been recently established by a Chinese water-saving association to facilitate and promote more such cooperation.
The office will serve as a bridge between Chinese and Pakistani irrigation enterprises by exploring the needs of Pakistani people and companies and communicating them to Chinese companies so that they can provide customised irrigation solutions for Pakistan, commented Dr Gong.
Government-level promotion will also be part of the answer to an efficient irrigation-oriented future. “In China’s case, the government promotes the efficient irrigation technology and encourages the investments from companies which in return introduce irrigation technologies to farmers.
This cycle is further strengthened at later stages when the farmers relish in the advantages of the efficient irrigations and motivate companies to innovate themselves. This will hold true for Pakistan.” stated Dr Gong.
brecoder.com.pk
Li Huijuan, senior engineer at National Water-saving Irrigation Engineering and Technology Research Centre (Xinjiang) has said that the irrigation solutions promoted by a Chinese company have proved a success in demonstration zones in Pakistan.
BEIJING: The irrigation solutions promoted by a Chinese company have proved a success in demonstration zones in Pakistan. But a lack of investments has made it hard to popularise the efficient irrigation solutions, said Li Huijuan, senior engineer at National Water-saving Irrigation Engineering and Technology Research Centre (Xinjiang) and manager of the International Water-saving Department at Xinjiang Tianye Group.
This view is echoed by Dr Gong Shihong, Deputy-Director of Department of Irrigation and Drainage, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR).
A single company is too fragile to transform the entire sector. The Pakistani government should incentivise more companies to invest in the popularisation of efficient irrigation solutions, said Dr Gong, who led a delegation to hold training sessions on high efficient irrigation in Pakistan.
A second factor lies in the limited range of efficient irrigation solutions available in Pakistan, Ms Li told CEN.
Although the government of Punjab has worked with World Bank to subsidise small-scale farmers to install sprinklers and drip irrigation systems, enormous farmers still refrain from adopting such efficient irrigation systems because of the high maintenance costs ensued.
Ms Li explained, Pakistani farmers tend to use irrigation accessories such as drip tapes and drippers from European countries, which is six times the cost of Chinese solutions and is beyond the price range of the farmers.
Pipes need to be removed for ploughing and land preparing prior to each crop and this puts a heavy burden on the farmers who already struggle financially to install the irrigation system, Dr Gong further elaborated.
In essence, there has been a lack of communication between Chinese and Pakistani enterprises in this regard. To motivate more farmers to use efficient irrigation solutions and further popularise the “more crop per drop” efficient irrigation campaign in Pakistan, more affordable and desirable high efficient irrigation solutions should be introduced to the Pakistani market.
The key lies in boosting the communication between Chinese and Pakistani irrigation companies, said Dr Gong.
“Chinese high efficient irrigation solutions hold great potential to help popularise the drip irrigation in Pakistan. Chinese irrigation tapes will greatly bring down the maintenance costs of the drip system which requires regular maintenance.
Unlike European machines, our irrigation systems are relatively easier to operate because we adapt the machines to the needs and requirements of the farmers wherever possible.”
Cooperation between Chinese and Pakistani irrigation companies in this regard will familiarise more farmers with affordable, desirable Chinese irrigation solutions and motivate more farmers to adopt efficient irrigation.
Realising the importance of B2B communication, Xinjiang Tianye signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with the Fatima Group in October, 2019, Ms Li revealed.
With the support of the Fatima Group, Tianye’s irrigation technologies have been introduced to Bela, Balochistan and are likely to find their way in more farmlands in the future, said Ms Li. Dr Gong said, an International Cooperation Office has been recently established by a Chinese water-saving association to facilitate and promote more such cooperation.
The office will serve as a bridge between Chinese and Pakistani irrigation enterprises by exploring the needs of Pakistani people and companies and communicating them to Chinese companies so that they can provide customised irrigation solutions for Pakistan, commented Dr Gong.
Government-level promotion will also be part of the answer to an efficient irrigation-oriented future. “In China’s case, the government promotes the efficient irrigation technology and encourages the investments from companies which in return introduce irrigation technologies to farmers.
This cycle is further strengthened at later stages when the farmers relish in the advantages of the efficient irrigations and motivate companies to innovate themselves. This will hold true for Pakistan.” stated Dr Gong.
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RIVERS of Pakistan
1. Jhelum and Chenab, rivers meet at Trimmu.
2. All rivers of Punjab enter into river Indus at Kot Mithan.
3. River Indus is also known as , Abaseen river, Attock river and, Skardu river.
4. The smallest river of Pakistan is Ravi.
5. The longest river of Pakistan is Indus.
6. The total length of river Indus is 2900km.
7. The total length of river Ravi is 715km.
8. Harrapa city is situated on the bank of Ravi.
9. The river in Pakistan whose annual flow is twice, that of the Nile is river Indus.
10. The Indus River rises from Tibet.
11. There are seven rivers, flow in Baluchistan,.
12. Hingol is the largest river of Baluchistan.
13. Indus River ends at Arabian Sea,.
14. There are four rivers, flow in Sindh,.
15. Panjkora River, is located in KPK.
16. There are five rivers flow, in Punjab.
17. There are eight rivers flow in KPK.
18. Bolan River, is located in Baluchistan.
19. Baran River, is located in Sindh.
20. Most of the country’s rivers flow into Indus River.
21. There are twenty four rivers in Pakistan.
22. Dasht River, is located in Baluchistan.
23. Porali River, is located in Baluchistan.
24. Gomal and Karam rivers, are located in KPK.
25. Indus River is called Nile ,of Pakistan
1. Jhelum and Chenab, rivers meet at Trimmu.
2. All rivers of Punjab enter into river Indus at Kot Mithan.
3. River Indus is also known as , Abaseen river, Attock river and, Skardu river.
4. The smallest river of Pakistan is Ravi.
5. The longest river of Pakistan is Indus.
6. The total length of river Indus is 2900km.
7. The total length of river Ravi is 715km.
8. Harrapa city is situated on the bank of Ravi.
9. The river in Pakistan whose annual flow is twice, that of the Nile is river Indus.
10. The Indus River rises from Tibet.
11. There are seven rivers, flow in Baluchistan,.
12. Hingol is the largest river of Baluchistan.
13. Indus River ends at Arabian Sea,.
14. There are four rivers, flow in Sindh,.
15. Panjkora River, is located in KPK.
16. There are five rivers flow, in Punjab.
17. There are eight rivers flow in KPK.
18. Bolan River, is located in Baluchistan.
19. Baran River, is located in Sindh.
20. Most of the country’s rivers flow into Indus River.
21. There are twenty four rivers in Pakistan.
22. Dasht River, is located in Baluchistan.
23. Porali River, is located in Baluchistan.
24. Gomal and Karam rivers, are located in KPK.
25. Indus River is called Nile ,of Pakistan
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Barrages In Sindh
Guddu Barrage
Location and Brief Story:
The Barrage is situated 10 miles north-west of Kashmore and about 100 miles upstream of Sukkur Barrage on River Indus, almost at the northern boundary of Sindh Province. The Barrage has been designed for providing assured water supply and improvement and extension of Irrigation facilities of Sindh and Baluchistan areas, which were being irrigated by inundation canals, the supplies of which were depending on uncertain fluctuating water levels of River Indus. The construction of head works was completed in the year 1962. The whole area commanded by the Guddu Barrage designed non-perennial.
Of the four feeders off-taking from this Barrages, two feeders on the right bank namely the discharge canal and Begari Sindh Feeder provide water for rice cultivation and the third feeder, namely Pat Canal on the right bank and Ghotki on the left bank are designed for dry crop cultivation. The pace of growth in agriculture on this Barrage has been satisfactory and in fact almost all the feeders in Sindh are working for beyond their designed capacity in order to satisfy the growing needs of the farmers. The project was planned to be completed in all respects earlier but due to financial constraints, some works costing Rs.238.8 million are still to be completed
Sukkur Barrage
Location and Brief Story.
It is situated across River Indus, about 300 miles North East of Karachi. The Barrage is built on River Indus about 3 miles below the Railway Bridge, or the Sukkur Gorge.
The idea of Sukkur Barrage, Barrage was conceived by Mr. C.A .Fife, in the year 1868, however, the project was finally sanctioned in 1923. The Head Works and Canals were completed by 1932. The Sukkur Barrage, is the pride of Pakistan’s Irrigation system and his the largest single Irrigation work of its kind in the whole world.
This Barrage which is the backbone of the economy of the entire Country through its net-work of Canals providing Irrigation supplies or an area of 7.63 million acres which forms approximately 25% of total canal irrigated area of the country.
The Nara canal which is one of the 7 Canals off taking from this Barrage is the longest canal of this country, carrying discharge almost equal to that of Thames River at London and its bed width which is 346 ft. is 1 ½ (one and half) times as big as of Suez Canal.
In fact Nara Canal is not a man-made canal has it was the southern-most part of Hakro River which emanated from the foot hills of Sutlej which after traversing through the Punjab and Bhawalpur Plains joined Nara through Raini River, the remnants of which are still exiting in Ghotki Taluka. This Canal caters for an area of 2.3 million acres which is nearly equivalent to the entire Sindh area settled on Guddu Barrage alone.
The next largest canal is Rohri Canal which through slightly shorter in length than Nara Canal is yet taking discharge much more than the former. It has culture-able area of 2.6 million acres settled for Irrigation. Cotton crop, wheat crop and sugar-cane crop are the main crops grown on this canal system. All the four canals on the left and two canals on the right bank of River Indus are perennial canals, delivering Irrigation supplies all the year round.
The seventh canal namely, Rice Canal on the right side is a seasonal canal which flows only in Kharif Season and is designed for rice cultivation. The N.W. Canal on the right bank provides perennial Irrigation for an area of 9.65 Lac acres out of which 1.84 Lac acres are situated in Baluchistan Province, receiving Irrigation supplies from the canals which originate from the Barrages in Sindh and feed the areas in both the provinces.
Kotri Barrage
Location and Brief History:
Kotri Barrage is situated 3 miles North of Hyderabad City. The project was sanctioned a few months before the dawn of independence in 1947.
The Head works, were completed in 1955, and the left bank no perennial canals received weir controlled supplies the same year while Akram wah (Perennial) was made operational in 1958. On the Right Bank one single canal, Kalri Bagar Feeder off takes and it started functioning for first time in year 1958.
Four feeder canals, three on the left and one on the right bank of River Indus off-take from this Barrage and deliver assured Irrigation Water supplies for an area of 3.0 million acres. The feeder on the right, namely, Kalri Bagar Feeder has a unique designed where the Keenjhar Lake forms the integral Part of the canal system.
The Kalri Bagar Feeder upper puts its water at the Northern end of Keenjhar Lake, whereas Kalri Bagar Feeder draws its supplies from Southern end of the Lake at Chillya. This Feeder fives Irrigation supplies to an area which is partly designed to receive perennial supplies and partly seasonal supplies. It is major sources of perennial water supplies for the Metropolis of Karachi.
Guddu Barrage
Location and Brief Story:
The Barrage is situated 10 miles north-west of Kashmore and about 100 miles upstream of Sukkur Barrage on River Indus, almost at the northern boundary of Sindh Province. The Barrage has been designed for providing assured water supply and improvement and extension of Irrigation facilities of Sindh and Baluchistan areas, which were being irrigated by inundation canals, the supplies of which were depending on uncertain fluctuating water levels of River Indus. The construction of head works was completed in the year 1962. The whole area commanded by the Guddu Barrage designed non-perennial.
Of the four feeders off-taking from this Barrages, two feeders on the right bank namely the discharge canal and Begari Sindh Feeder provide water for rice cultivation and the third feeder, namely Pat Canal on the right bank and Ghotki on the left bank are designed for dry crop cultivation. The pace of growth in agriculture on this Barrage has been satisfactory and in fact almost all the feeders in Sindh are working for beyond their designed capacity in order to satisfy the growing needs of the farmers. The project was planned to be completed in all respects earlier but due to financial constraints, some works costing Rs.238.8 million are still to be completed
Sukkur Barrage
Location and Brief Story.
It is situated across River Indus, about 300 miles North East of Karachi. The Barrage is built on River Indus about 3 miles below the Railway Bridge, or the Sukkur Gorge.
The idea of Sukkur Barrage, Barrage was conceived by Mr. C.A .Fife, in the year 1868, however, the project was finally sanctioned in 1923. The Head Works and Canals were completed by 1932. The Sukkur Barrage, is the pride of Pakistan’s Irrigation system and his the largest single Irrigation work of its kind in the whole world.
This Barrage which is the backbone of the economy of the entire Country through its net-work of Canals providing Irrigation supplies or an area of 7.63 million acres which forms approximately 25% of total canal irrigated area of the country.
The Nara canal which is one of the 7 Canals off taking from this Barrage is the longest canal of this country, carrying discharge almost equal to that of Thames River at London and its bed width which is 346 ft. is 1 ½ (one and half) times as big as of Suez Canal.
In fact Nara Canal is not a man-made canal has it was the southern-most part of Hakro River which emanated from the foot hills of Sutlej which after traversing through the Punjab and Bhawalpur Plains joined Nara through Raini River, the remnants of which are still exiting in Ghotki Taluka. This Canal caters for an area of 2.3 million acres which is nearly equivalent to the entire Sindh area settled on Guddu Barrage alone.
The next largest canal is Rohri Canal which through slightly shorter in length than Nara Canal is yet taking discharge much more than the former. It has culture-able area of 2.6 million acres settled for Irrigation. Cotton crop, wheat crop and sugar-cane crop are the main crops grown on this canal system. All the four canals on the left and two canals on the right bank of River Indus are perennial canals, delivering Irrigation supplies all the year round.
The seventh canal namely, Rice Canal on the right side is a seasonal canal which flows only in Kharif Season and is designed for rice cultivation. The N.W. Canal on the right bank provides perennial Irrigation for an area of 9.65 Lac acres out of which 1.84 Lac acres are situated in Baluchistan Province, receiving Irrigation supplies from the canals which originate from the Barrages in Sindh and feed the areas in both the provinces.
Kotri Barrage
Location and Brief History:
Kotri Barrage is situated 3 miles North of Hyderabad City. The project was sanctioned a few months before the dawn of independence in 1947.
The Head works, were completed in 1955, and the left bank no perennial canals received weir controlled supplies the same year while Akram wah (Perennial) was made operational in 1958. On the Right Bank one single canal, Kalri Bagar Feeder off takes and it started functioning for first time in year 1958.
Four feeder canals, three on the left and one on the right bank of River Indus off-take from this Barrage and deliver assured Irrigation Water supplies for an area of 3.0 million acres. The feeder on the right, namely, Kalri Bagar Feeder has a unique designed where the Keenjhar Lake forms the integral Part of the canal system.
The Kalri Bagar Feeder upper puts its water at the Northern end of Keenjhar Lake, whereas Kalri Bagar Feeder draws its supplies from Southern end of the Lake at Chillya. This Feeder fives Irrigation supplies to an area which is partly designed to receive perennial supplies and partly seasonal supplies. It is major sources of perennial water supplies for the Metropolis of Karachi.
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Kurram Tangi Multipurpose Dam project coming along at a staggering pace due to relentless efforts by FWO work force. Once online in 2022 the Dam will see 18 Megawatt of power generation and 41Kms of irrigation canals capable of irrigating 16400 acres of land under stage 1.
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Punjab Government to sign agreement to build small intermediate dams.
In a bid to utilize water resources in an efficient manner, the Punjab government signed an agreement to build small and intermediate dams in the province.
According to details, the memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the provincial Irrigation ministry and NESPAK in a ceremony, which was also attended by CM Punjab Usman Buzdar.
Under the MoU, a feasibility study would be carried out using modern drone technique for the construction of small and intermediate dams at 13 hill ********.
Shedding light on the project, CM Punjab Usman Buzdar said that the pilot project for the construction of the reservoirs would begin in June this year.
“The water reservoirs will help in providing water to 200,000 acres of land, besides also minimizing the impact and losses from floods,” he said.
It is pertinent to mention here that other than Punjab province, small and big dams have been planned and established in other parts of the country also to ensure better utilization of water resources.
In a bid to utilize water resources in an efficient manner, the Punjab government signed an agreement to build small and intermediate dams in the province.
According to details, the memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the provincial Irrigation ministry and NESPAK in a ceremony, which was also attended by CM Punjab Usman Buzdar.
Under the MoU, a feasibility study would be carried out using modern drone technique for the construction of small and intermediate dams at 13 hill ********.
Shedding light on the project, CM Punjab Usman Buzdar said that the pilot project for the construction of the reservoirs would begin in June this year.
“The water reservoirs will help in providing water to 200,000 acres of land, besides also minimizing the impact and losses from floods,” he said.
It is pertinent to mention here that other than Punjab province, small and big dams have been planned and established in other parts of the country also to ensure better utilization of water resources.
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Balochistan Govt is Constructing 49 New Dams in the Province.
In a bid to irrigate thousands of acres of land, the government of Balochistan has decided to construct around 49 new dams having an estimated cost of Rs. 6.451 billion in the fiscal year 2021-22.
According to the details, the construction of these dams would help reduce water scarcity and improve groundwater levels in certain areas.
The provincial government will initiate the construction of new dams in near future, expedite the construction work on the development of dams and increase the allocation in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) of the current financial year.
In the financial year 2021-22, Rs. 298 million has been allocated for the construction of the Awaran Dam and the development of the Command Area from a total estimated cost of Rs. 1.492 billion to harvest rainwater as the area was dependent on groundwater,” an official said.
Rs. 860.868 million has been spent by the government on the development of Phase II of the Command Area Development of Mirani Dam and Sabkazai Dam and Rs. 572.682 million has been reserved for Command Areas of these dams in Phase III
In a bid to irrigate thousands of acres of land, the government of Balochistan has decided to construct around 49 new dams having an estimated cost of Rs. 6.451 billion in the fiscal year 2021-22.
According to the details, the construction of these dams would help reduce water scarcity and improve groundwater levels in certain areas.
The provincial government will initiate the construction of new dams in near future, expedite the construction work on the development of dams and increase the allocation in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) of the current financial year.
In the financial year 2021-22, Rs. 298 million has been allocated for the construction of the Awaran Dam and the development of the Command Area from a total estimated cost of Rs. 1.492 billion to harvest rainwater as the area was dependent on groundwater,” an official said.
Rs. 860.868 million has been spent by the government on the development of Phase II of the Command Area Development of Mirani Dam and Sabkazai Dam and Rs. 572.682 million has been reserved for Command Areas of these dams in Phase III
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WAPDA started construction work on the extension of Kachhi Canal
Expansion of Kachhi Canal will be done through three different contracts at a cost of Rs 19.50 billion.
Under the extension, 40 km long main canal will be constructed, 32 km long sub-canal irrigation system will be constructed.
Expansion of Kachhi Canal will be completed in August 2022, 30,000 acres of land in Dera Bugti district will be irrigated.
June 24, 2021: WAPDA has started construction work on the expansion of Kachhi Canal Project.
The Turtle Canal will be expanded through three different contracts. The expansion will cost Rs 19.50 billion, under which
A 40 km long main canal will be constructed. In addition, an irrigation system consisting of 32 km long sub-canals will also be constructed. The construction work will be completed by August 2022. After the expansion of Kachhi Canal, another 30,000 acres of land in Dera Bugti district of Balochistan province will be irrigated.
It may be mentioned that WAPDA has already completed 363 km long main canal and 81 km long irrigation system under the Kachi Canal project. Its command area covers 72,000 acres of land. The capacity is 6,000 cusecs which starts from Taunsa Barrage in Muzaffargarh district of Punjab and enters Balochistan through Dera Bugti district.
The Kachhi Canal project is important for the eradication of poverty and extremism in the backward and remote areas of the province through the development of agriculture, agro-based industries in Balochistan. The construction of the Kachhi Canal has made a positive difference in the lives of people in the backward areas of Sui and Dera Bugti.
Courtesy WAPDA
Expansion of Kachhi Canal will be done through three different contracts at a cost of Rs 19.50 billion.
Under the extension, 40 km long main canal will be constructed, 32 km long sub-canal irrigation system will be constructed.
Expansion of Kachhi Canal will be completed in August 2022, 30,000 acres of land in Dera Bugti district will be irrigated.
June 24, 2021: WAPDA has started construction work on the expansion of Kachhi Canal Project.
The Turtle Canal will be expanded through three different contracts. The expansion will cost Rs 19.50 billion, under which
A 40 km long main canal will be constructed. In addition, an irrigation system consisting of 32 km long sub-canals will also be constructed. The construction work will be completed by August 2022. After the expansion of Kachhi Canal, another 30,000 acres of land in Dera Bugti district of Balochistan province will be irrigated.
It may be mentioned that WAPDA has already completed 363 km long main canal and 81 km long irrigation system under the Kachi Canal project. Its command area covers 72,000 acres of land. The capacity is 6,000 cusecs which starts from Taunsa Barrage in Muzaffargarh district of Punjab and enters Balochistan through Dera Bugti district.
The Kachhi Canal project is important for the eradication of poverty and extremism in the backward and remote areas of the province through the development of agriculture, agro-based industries in Balochistan. The construction of the Kachhi Canal has made a positive difference in the lives of people in the backward areas of Sui and Dera Bugti.
Courtesy WAPDA
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