Where is head Baloki located?

Head Balloki or Balloki Headworks is a barrage on the Ravi River in the Punjab, Pakistan.it is 70 KM distance from Lahore. It was first built around in 1915 in British India as part of the ‘Triple Canals Project’ to feed the Lower Bari Doab Canal.

What is head barrage?

A barrage is a type of low-head, diversion dam which consists of a number of large gates that can be opened or closed to control the amount of water passing through. This allows the structure to regulate and stabilize river water elevation upstream for use in irrigation and other systems.

What was Triple Canal project in Punjab?

The ‘Triple Canal Project’ was a system of link canals constructed by the Punjab Public Works Department (PWD). The scheme was sanctioned in 1905, and fully in service in 1917; the canals being the Upper Jhelum, Upper Chenab, and Lower Bari Doab.

How many barrages are there in Pakistan?

19 barrages
At present, the Indus Basin in Pakistan has 2 main dams (Mangla and Tarbela), 19 barrages, 12 inter-river link canals, approximately 56,000 kilometers (km) of canals, and about 110,000 km of water courses.

What do you know about triple canal project?

A canal built from the Marala Headworks on the Chenab River to the Ravi River. Work commenced in 1904-05 when the river was surveyed and the site of the weir and headworks fixed. The work continued in parallel with the ‘Upper Jhelum Canal’ project detailed above using shared resources.

How many Beraj are in Pakistan?

How many heads work in Pakistan?

The whole irrigation system comprised of about 8 dams, 15 barrages, 6 Headwork (Table: 1) and 72 canals. Most of the barrages and canals exist in the Provinces of Punjab and Sind. Pakistan irrigation system can be divided into: Indus Basin Irrigation System.

Which is the biggest barrage in Pakistan?

The Sukkur Barrage
The Sukkur Barrage, is the pride of Pakistan’s irrigation system as it is the largest single irrigation network of its kind in the world.

How many canals are in Pakistan?

No storage dam existed on either side. Today, Pakistan has 3 large dams, 85 small dams, 19 barrages, 12 inter link canals, 45 canals and 0.7 million tube wells to meet its commercial, domestic and irrigational needs – one of the largest canal irrigation systems in the world.

How many dames are there in Pakistan?

150 dams
There are approximately 150 dams in Pakistan. The major chunk of dams built from 1960 to 1975.

Who is the biggest river in Pakistan?

the Indus River
Tributaries are listed from the mouth to the source. The longest and the largest river in Pakistan is the Indus River. Around two-thirds of water supplied for irrigation and in homes come from the Indus and its associated rivers.

Which is the following canal is in Punjab?

The details of main canals are as under:-