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Dasht River (Urdu: دریائے دشت) Kech River; Basol River; Hingol River (Urdu: دریائے ہنگول) Nal River; Porali River; Hub River (Urdu: دریائے حب) Orangi Nala; Malir River (Urdu:دریائے ملير ) Lyari River (Urdu:لیاری ندی)(no more river only drain now) Gujjar Nala(no more river only drain now)
The Soan River cutting through Pothohar One of the many gorges of the Soan River. The Soan River (Urdu: دریائے سواں; Punjabi: دریائے سواں), also referred to as the Sawan, or Sohan, is a river in Punjab, Pakistan. It originates from the Murree Hills and joins River Indus near Makhad. [1]
Sukkur Barrage is used to control water flow in the River Indus for the purposes of irrigation and flood control. This barrage which is the backbone of the economy of the entire country enables water to flow through what was originally a network of seven canals 9,923 kilometres (6,166 mi) long, feeding the largest irrigation system in the world, with more than 7.63 million acres of irrigated ...
Divert water from River Indus to River Jehlum to meet the requirement of the canals off-taking at Trimmu Barrage on river Jehlum. 1971 Chashma Right Bank Canal: Chashma Barrage: Indus: 272 1,800 267,666 Irrigation of lands in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Punjab. 2003 Thal Canal Upper: Jinnah Barrage: Indus: 50 9,000 2,115,931
Indus River System Authority (IRSA) is a water regulator in Pakistan, established in 1992 as an act of Parliament. The authority was established for regulating and monitoring the distribution of water resources of the Indus River system among the provinces, in accordance with provisions of the water accord.
In any doab, khadar land (green) lies next to a river, while bangur land (olive) has greater elevation and lies further from the river. Khādir or Khadar and Bangar, Bāngur or Bhangar (Hindi language: खादर और बांगर, Urdu languageکهادر اور بانگر) are terms used in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi in the Indo-Gangetic plains of North India and Pakistan to ...
The counterweight system of the shadoof is an early example of the engineering of river water. In pre-industrial society , rivers were a source of transportation and abundant resources. [ 19 ] [ 26 ] Many civilizations depended on what resources were local to them to survive.
Zam system (Urdu: زم) is a form of irrigation system in Pakistan. Zam means the flow of perennial water coming out of springs, whereas Rod Koh is the main torrent bed which remains usually dry, when there is no flood. [1] The flood and perennial water of the Zam is used for irrigation as well as for drinking purpose.