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    1. Several major headworks and barrages have been constructed on the rivers of Pakistan to support irrigation, including Balloki Headworks on the Ravi River, Sulemanki Headworks on the Sutlej River, and Qadirabad Headworks on the Chenab River. 2. Pakistan has one of the largest irrigation systems in the world, with over 43 canals. The oldest irrigation system is the karez system used in Baluchistan for over 3,000 years. 3. Major dams in Pakistan include Tarbela Dam, which has a storage capacity of 11.1 million acre feet and is the largest earth-filled dam in the country. It was

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    1. Several major headworks and barrages have been constructed on the rivers of Pakistan to support irrigation, including Balloki Headworks on the Ravi River, Sulemanki Headworks on the Sutlej River, and Qadirabad Headworks on the Chenab River. 2. Pakistan has one of the largest irrigation systems in the world, with over 43 canals. The oldest irrigation system is the karez system used in Baluchistan for over 3,000 years. 3. Major dams in Pakistan include Tarbela Dam, which has a storage capacity of 11.1 million acre feet and is the largest earth-filled dam in the country. It was

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    Irrigation System of Pakistan GK by G.K Kingdom

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    1. Several major headworks and barrages have been constructed on the rivers of Pakistan to support irrigation, including Balloki Headworks on the Ravi River, Sulemanki Headworks on the Sutlej River, and Qadirabad Headworks on the Chenab River. 2. Pakistan has one of the largest irrigation systems in the world, with over 43 canals. The oldest irrigation system is the karez system used in Baluchistan for over 3,000 years. 3. Major dams in Pakistan include Tarbela Dam, which has a storage capacity of 11.1 million acre feet and is the largest earth-filled dam in the country. It was

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    G.

    k Kingdom
    Balloki headworks is situated on the river?
    Ans
    Ravi
    Sulemanki Headworks is situated on the river?
    Ans
    Sutlej
    Khanki HeadWorks is situated on the river?
    Ans
    Chenab
    Sidhnai Headworks is situated on the river?
    Ans
    Ravi
    Trimmu Headworks is situated on Junction of ?
    Ans
    Jhelum & Chenab
    WAPDA Stand for ?
    Water & Power Development Authority
    Qadirabad Headworks was built on the river ?
    Ans
    Chenab
    Sidhnai Headworks was built on the river ravi in ?
    1965
    G.k Kingdom
    Qadirabad Headworks was built in ?
    1968
    The largest irrigation system in the world?
    Pakistan
    Which is the oldest irrigation system in Pakistan?
    Ans
    Kariz
    Karez irrigation system is applied in ?
    Balouchistan
    The origin of Upper Bari Doaab Canal is ?
    Ans
    Ravi
    How many Headworks Constructed on River Sutlej?
    Ans
    4
    Sukkar Barrage was built on the river ?
    Indus
    Jassar Headworks is situated on river ?
    Ans
    Ravi
    Irrigation system is an ancient practice since ?
    Ans
    G.k Kingdom
    3000 Years
    The first modern canal in sub-continent was?
    Upper Bari Doaab Canal

    Upper Bari Doaab Canal opened in ?


    1868
    Triple Canal Project was approved by Britishers in sub-continent in ?
    1905
    Triple Canal Project comprised Upper Jehlum Canal, the Upper Chenab
    canal and ?
    Ans
    Lower Bari Doaab Canal

    Upper Bari Doaab Canal begins at ?


    Ans
    Madhopur Headworks

    Ganda Singh wala Headworks is situated on?


    Sutlej River ?
    Kotri Barrage built on the river ?
    Indus
    Kotri Barrage was built in?
    G.k Kingdom
    Ans
    1955
    Khanki Headworks was built on River Chenab in
    Ans
    !890
    Kotri Barrage is also known as
    Ans
    GM Barrage
    Taunsa Barrage was built on the river ?
    Indus
    Total number of Barrages made on the Indus river is ?
    Ans
    6
    Guddu Barrage was constructed on the river?
    Indus
    1932
    How many canals starts from Swat River ?
    Ans
    2
    Canals take off from kotri Barrage how many ?
    4
    Heveli Bahadur Shah Headwork is built on River?
    G.k Kingdom
    Ans
    Chenab
    How many canals starts from Guddu Barrage ?
    Ans
    3
    How many canals take off from Kabul River?
    2
    How many canals take off from Kurram River?
    1
    How many Headworks were built on River Sutlej?
    4
    Upper Chenab canal starts from ?
    Marala Headworks
    Sidhani Malsi Link canal starts from Ravi River at?
    Ans
    Sidhani headworks
    The two important canals of chaj-Doaab?
    Ans
    Upper Jhelum and lower Jhelum canals
    The link canal which irrigates the disricys of DG Khan and DI Khan starts
    from ?
    ans
    G.k Kingdom
    Chashma Barrage
    The Upper Swat Canal starts from ?
    Malakand
    When the Indus Water Treaty was inked?
    Sep 19,1960
    The Indus water Treaty was signed between Pakistan and India at ?
    Ans
    Karachi
    The Indus water Treaty was mediated by ?
    Ans
    World Bank
    Under Indus Water Treaty which rivers were given to India ?
    Ans
    Ravi, Beas and Sutlej
    Under Indus water Treaty which rivers were given to Pakistan?
    Ans
    Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab
    Rawal Dam is constructed on the river
    Ans
    Kurrang
    Khanpur Dam is constructed on the river
    Ans
    G.k Kingdom
    Haro
    Munda Dam is being constructed in the ?
    Ans
    KpK Province
    Largest Barrage of Pakistan ?
    Ans
    Sukkar Barrage
    How many Headworks were built on River Chenab ?
    Ans
    3
    How many canals are there in Pakistan ?
    43
    The longest links canal in Pakistan ?
    Qadirabad Balloi Link canal
    Total length of Qadirabad Balloi Link canal
    ?
    Ans
    168 kilometer
    The total length of Rasul Qasirabad link Canal?
    48km
    The total length of chashma Jehlum link canal is ?
    63 Miles
    G.k Kingdom
    The total length of Trimmu-Sidhnai link canal ?
    48 miles
    The total length of Sidhnai- Mailsi link canal is ?
    60 miles
    The total length of link canal was built under the Indus water treaty in ?
    621 km
    The total length of Taunsa Panjnad link canal is ?
    38 Miles
    Jinnah Barrage was built in on indus River ?
    Ans
    1963
    Taunsa Barrage was built in on indus River ?
    1985
    How many canals originate from Guddu Barrage ?
    3
    Mangla dam was built on the river ?
    Jehlum
    Mangla dam was built in ?
    1967
    Longest water tunnel in Pakistan is ?
    Warsak
    Warsak project started functioning in ?
    G.k Kingdom
    1961
    Diamar Bhasha dam is being built on the river near sakrdu ?
    Indus
    Warsak Dam is situated on the river ?
    Kabul
    The Storage capcity of Terbela Dam is ?
    11.1 million acre feet
    What is the length of Tarbela Dam ?
    40km
    On which River Kalabagh Dam to be built ?
    Indus River
    The biggest earth filled dam in Pakistan ?
    Tarbela Dam
    Tarbela Dam was built on Indus River in ?
    1976
    Hingol Dam is being built under vision 2025 of WAPDA in?

    Ans
    Balouchistan
    Mirani Dam was built in ?
    2006
    Mirani Dam was built on Dasht River in ?
    G.k Kingdom
    Balouchistan

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