Headworks on River Jehlum and Chinnab
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This document provides information about Pakistan, including its multiethnic diversity, provinces and territories, population size, history, natural and economic resources, agriculture sector, trade location, health expenditures, and flood control infrastructure like dams, barrages, and headworks. Key facts are that Pakistan has a population of around 145 million people, literacy rate of 38.9%, and population doubling time of 25 years. It also expends only 0.7% of GNP on health.
Headworks on River Jehlum and Chinnab
- 3. Multiethnic & linguistic diversity 5 river main 4 provinces & 2 territories Population ~ 145 million History: Rich cultural heritage + natural & human resources Productive agriculture sector Strategic trade location Per capita income: US$ 420-460 Literacy rate: 38.9% Population doubling time: 25 years Expenditure on health: 0.7% GNP 70-80-% of health expenditure is on human resources Area 796,096 sq Km
- 4. In 1,15,000 , Out 87,000 In 79,000 , Out 68,000 In 1,11,000 , Out 1,02,000In 96,000 , Out 86,000 27-07-2015 Flood Report
- 6. Mangla Dam and spillways Type of dam Embankment dam Impounds Jhelum River Height 147 m (482 ft) Length 3,140 m (10,302 ft) Reservoir Creates Mangla Lake Total capacity 9.12 km3 (7,390,000 acre揃ft) Surface area 97 sq mi (251 km2) The Mangla Dam is a multipurpose dam located on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is the 9th largest dam in the world. Rasul
- 7. Rasul Barrage is a barrage on the River Jehlum between Jhelum District and Mandi Bahauddin District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated 72 km downstream of Mangla Dam. New Barrage and old barrage. New barrage is in working condition and old barrage (built by British gov.) is not in working condition. Rasul Barrage is used to control water flow in the River Jhelum for irrigation and flood control purposes
- 8. Location It is situated at a distance of 37 Kms. from Sargodha on Jhang-Sargodha Road and is 5 Km. away from the left bank of Jhelum River
- 9. Marala Marala Headworks is a Headwork situated on the River Chenab near the city of Gujrat and Sialkot in Punjab province of Pakistan Khanki Khanki Headworks is a headworks situated on the River Chenab in Gujranwala District of the Punjab province of Pakistan Qadirabad Qadirabad Headworks is a headworks on the River Chenab in Hafizabad District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Qadirabad Headworks is a headworks on the River Chenab in Mandi Bahauddin District of the Punjab province of Pakistan Trimmu Trimmu Barrage is a barrage on the River Chenab in the Jhang District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated some 25 km from the city of Jhang near the village of Atharan Hazari where the River Jhelum flows into the River Chenab. Panjnad
- 11. Over 80 villages in Chinot have been inundated. The water level will increase to 925,000 cusecs when the flood torrent will reach Chiniot, Chiniot-Bhowana Road was also closed due to the breach in the Saim Nallah Jhang Road which has affected more than 18 villages.
- 12. Sargodha City is located in longitude 72o 38 to 72o - 43 and latitude of 32o - 3 to 32o - 7 and is situated at a distance of about 180 km towards north-west of Lahore. The city is well connected to the other major cities Faisalabad (90Km) and Jhang (126 Km), Sheikhupura(143 Km), Khushab (45Km), Gujrat (210 Km) and Sialkot is 214 km by metalled road. The city is also connected with Lahore, Faisalabad, Jhang and Rawalpindi by rail. Sargodha also has cantonment board and Pakistan's largest PAF airbase.
- 14. District Sargodha comprises of 6 tehsils among these top affected tehsils are Bhalwal, Kot Momin and Bhera tehsil. Almost 282 villages from whole District Sargodha have been submerged into water. As per the Flood Control Cell the water level was over 800,000 cusecs in River Chenab and the flood water hit almost 100-120 villages of Tehsil Kotmomin, Takhat Hazara, Midh Ranjha and Sial Morr. A flow of 250,000 cusecs water in River Jhelum caused inundation in 80-90 villages of Tehsil Shahpur. A total of 12 deaths and 5 injuries were reported in the district leaving almost 800000 people homeless 2014 Report