Taunsa barrage is also the location of one of the notable structures on the indus river called taunsa barrage, located several kilometres north of dera ghazi khan city. During the last 5 years, 72 industrial units were established. It is the large reservoir created by the taunsa barrage on theindusriver. Following are imporatant canals from river indus for nwfp.
History of dera ghazi khan ghazi university pakistan. Sep 26, 2011 the three largest barrages in pakistan are the chashma barrage, guddu barrage and sukkur barrage. Diversity and distribution of fish fauna of indus river at taunsa. Pdf resilience to climate change at taunsa barrage.
Pdf assessment of population trends of birds at taunsa barrage. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from. Sheikh badin national park also spelled sheikh buddin national park is located in dera ismail khan district, khyber pakhtunkhwa. Still farther the taunsa barrage, designed for the irrigation of land in the dera ghazi khan and muzaffargarh districts, also produces about 100,000 kilowatts of electricity. Thar desert is irrigated by canals of indus river that come out from jinnah barrage. Taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary siberian crane cms. River called taunsa barrage, located several kilometres south of taunsa city. Apart from these there are 16 barrages in rest of the country. Foreword the indus basin river system drains one of the largest river basins in asia. Sukkur barrage is used to control water flow in the river indus for the purposes of irrigation and flood control. Ghazi textile mills is another attempt to establish a heavy industrial complex in order to raise the economic base of the town. Threatened birds of asia barua and sharma 1999, 23 pairs on a river island on the south side of the brahmaputra, march 1998 and april 1999 k. Made of rubberized cotton and as large as 70,000 cubic feet when filled with hydrogen, the balloons could withstand being tethered in strong winds.
Read brief histories, highlights and quirky facts about each of new zealands 26 regional rugby teams. History in subcontinent controlled irrigation began in around 1859. It is a best visiting place and lot of families make trip to this tourist spot. Ghazi barotha damghazi barotha dam is located on indus river in pakistan. Taunsa barrage on river indus was completed in 1953 and the pace of development gained momentum. The channels of this mighty and historic river are running dry, while salt water is destroying the lush tamarisk forests which once lined the river, the estuarine timmar, or mangrove swamps, and the red rice paddies. Taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary was studied to be the reference site, where. Chashmajhelum link canal, chashma right bank canal near chashma barrage. The three largest barrages in pakistan are the chashma barrage, guddu barrage and sukkur barrage. Taunsa barrage a large reservoir on the indus river, constructed for irrigation purposes.
The indus river forms one of the worlds greatest, oldest and longest river systems. One day taunsa barrage tour taunsa barrage vacation packages. Zulfiqar ali chaudary department of civil engineering, university of engineering and technology, g. Taunsa barrage and flood excaerbation pakistan defence. This document dated february 2017 is provided for the adb project 49038001 in pakistan. Just listening to it makes me imagine choreographed fiddlers happily dancing and swinging. Authenticated history of the district begins by about 493 ce, when the raja. Finitedifference numerical simulation of dewatering system in a large deep foundation pit at taunsa barrage, pakistan. Dhubri dhuburi district, listed by datta 1995, possibly hypothetically or on the basis of historical records from neighbouring. Ghazi barotha hydroelectric project is located around 100 km from islamabad. Dec 22, 2019 indus river amazing video tour of taunsa barrage.
Khan are irrigated by a link canal from chashma barrage, taunsa barrage and guddu barrage also have canals which irrigate vast areas. They said that it was the failure of newly rehabilitated taunsa barrage, paid for with the help of a rs10 billion foreign loan that led to the devastation of muzaffargarh district in punjab. Head taunsa barrage is a barrage on the indus river near the city of kot addu at taunsa shareef. Sustainability free fulltext finitedifference numerical. If you like foot stomping, hand clapping, good time music with international tastes and textures, then barrage your senses with this amazing cd. It is part of the thal project which helps irrigate 770,000 ha 1,900,000 acres in the sindh sagar doab east of the indus. The rules and regulation for maintenance and working of taunsa barrage in 1979, noted that, maximum discharge for which the barrage is designed is 10,00,000 cusec, but it can take and pass a superflood of 12,60,000 cusec safely pid, 2007. Arising at its source in northwestern tibet at 5,100 m elevation, the indus river runs the length of 3,180 km from north to its entrance into the arabian sea searle and owen, 1999 to make most important life sustaining river system of pakistan ahmad, 1999. Kot addu chand khan tv this is an amazing video tour of head taunsa barrage with.
Apr 18, 20 informations about pakistan dams and barrages dams and barrages dungi damdohngi dam dungi dam is a dam, located 2 kilometers northwest of gujar khan in rawalpindi, pakistan. Head draftsman syed tufail hussain shah received silver medal from president of pakistan field marshal mohammad ayub khan on their commendable services rendered on the completion of taunsa barrage in march 3rd, 1959. Dera ghazi khans developmental work also interrupted due to the lack of transportation and communication facilities during the 1947 to 1958, as this town was almost cut off from other parts of country due to the non availability of bridges on indus river later a boat bridge was built which linked this town with its origin province and other country this bridge and the taunsa barrage in 1953 also helped this town to establish industrial units. It is situated 20 kilometres 12 miles southeast of taunsa sharif and 16 kilometres 9. Find this book on abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. It is located among the sheikh badin hills, which is an eastern extension of the sulaiman mountains. Best places to visit in punjab tourist attraction of punjab. The minelaying squadron while passing close to the same spot a few days after they had laid the mines had sighted the body of a german sailor floating in the water. The flood could not pass taunsa barrage and its left marginal bund lmb.
Taunsa barrage is a barrage on the river indus in taunsa tehsil of dera ghazi khan district, punjab province of pakistan. Synopsis taunsa barrage soon after its construction in 1958 ran into multiple problems and some routine and extensive repairs were executed during 195962 but problems were not solved. At sukkur barrage four canals flow from the right bank and three from the left bank of the river indus. It will help those urdu speaking students who dont have a good teacher or who are searching for translation. The jinnah barrage is a barrage on the river indus near kalabagh, pakistan. Similarly vast areas of kpk are also irrigated by indus river canals.
Economic growth by punjab tourism hence, every year a major percentage of gdp raises from punjab. The guddu barrage is just other articles where taunsa barrage is discussed. Feb 02, 2015 indus river canals contd ghazi barotha canal, large canal from indus river originates near tarbela, supplies water to kamra base and falls back again into indus river. Taunsa barrage is a barrage on the river indus in taunsa tehsil of dera ghazi khan district. Resilience to climate change at taunsa barrage, pakistan an ethnoenvironmental study. Taunsa barrage is one of the most vulnerable diversion structures built across the indus river. The barrage enables water to flow through what was originally a network of canals 6,166 miles 9,923 km long, feeding the largest irrigation system in the world, with more than 5 million acres 20,000 km. Muhammad kaleem sarwar centre of excellence in water resources engineering, university of engineering and technology, g. Flood emergency reconstruction and resilience project. Sukkur barrage project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
The discharge data 6 hourly for the year 2006 and 2010 at downstream of chashma barrage and upstream of taunsa barrage has been collected from government of punjab, irrigation department. Visit taunsa barrage which is a barrage on the indus river in one day tour offered by suchi travels. Minimum water escapage needs downstream kotri barrage to check sea water intrusion and environmental concerns report of international panel of experts. The barrage experienced ripping of downstream floor and damages to impactfriction blocks in 1959, just after one year of its completion. But we must not overlook the role that engineering structures have played in transforming the present floods into an enormous disaster unparalleled in the history of this region. The town of taunsa sharif is the headquarters of the tehsil.
Oct 01, 2017 diffrence bw headwork and barrage barrage barrage is made in similar way but main difference is that barrage is designed in such a way so that it could increase the water level and serve as a storage electricity can be produced at a barrage after construction of hydro power plants but could not be at a head work 8. Evidently a german submarine which had been sunk in the barrage had been encountered. Topic link canals and their salient features barrages in pakistan dams. Google scholar government of pakistan, ministry of environment. Its main tributary, the indus river, originates in tibet in the northern himalayas, snakes th. Effects of erosion on indus river biodiversity in pakistan. Vegetation includes riverine forest and numerous species of aquatic plants. Oct 05, 2011 links and further reading about the war in tauranga. Informations about pakistan dams and barrages find jobs in. The study area is an indus river reach from downstream of chashma barrage to upstream of taunsa barrage. The town has important sufi shrines, the most notable is that of muhammad suleman taunsvi. Dera ghazi khan and dera ismail khan areas are also irrgated by the canals coming out of different barrages. These are amazing places to visit in punjab and one must visit these places once in a lifetime. Barrage has about half vocal cuts and half instrumental excursions.
Understanding the flood disaster at taunsa barrage. Zulfiqar ali chaudary department of civil engineering, engineering university, lahore, pakistan muhammad kaleem sarwar centre of excellence in water resources engineering, engineering university, lahore, pakistan. A 120 megawatt power generation project is being installed on the taunsa barrage with the help of the chinese and punjab government. Like mushtaq gaadi, he believes that the flawed rehabilitation of taunsa barrage in 2007, for which he says 11 billion rupees were borrowed from the world bank, contributed to the devastation of. Taunsa barrage is one of the important diversion structures, built across indus river. The canal system fed by the barrage initially consisted of muzaffargarh and dera ghazi khan khan canals. Starved of fresh water and no longer able to withstand the encroaching arabian sea, the indus is dying a slow death. It was late september 2018 when i along with some friends travelled from lahore to taunsa barrage to attend the sindh saghar sath indus peoples tribunal organised by sindhu bachao tarla save indus plea, which is a small organisation of local fisherfolk. Freight rates for different type of commodities in between stations can be seen here. Review of technical findings of punjab judicial tribunal report. Similar damages were reported and subsequently got repaired in years 1962, 1986, 1994, 1998 and 2003. Chashmajhellum chashmajhellum link transfers water from chashma barrage on. Taunsa barrage project was initially conceived in 1936 and after passing through many vicissitudes was sanctioned in 1953.