River link canals in Punjab and rivers linked:

 

Chashma-Jhelum Link: Indus-Jhelum

Taunsa-Punjnad Link: Indus-Chenab

Rasul-Qadirabad Link: Jhelum-Chenab

Marala-Ravi Link: Chenab-Ravi

Bambanwala-Ravi-Bedian Link: Chenab-Ravi-Sutlej

Upper Chenab-Balloki Link: Chenab-Ravi

Qadirabad-Balloki Link: Chenab-Ravi

Trimmu-Sidhnai Link: Chenab-Ravi

Balloki-Sulaimanke Link: Ravi-Sutlej

Sidhnai-Mailsi Link: Ravi-Sutlej

 

The link canals have a total length of about 800 Km with a total capacity of about 100,000 cusecs. These canals transport water from the three western rivers to the three eastern rivers which run short of water as their water has been alloted to India. Punjab Rivers and barrages/headworks:

 

Indus: Chashma, Taunsa

Jhelum: Rasul

Chenab: Marala, Khanki, Qadirabad, Trimmu

Ravi: Balloki, Sidhnai

Sutlej: Sulaimanki, Islam

Punjnad: Punjnad

Types of canals

 

There are three main important types of canals in Pakistan:

1.Perennial Canals 2.Non-Perennial Canals 3.Inundation Canals

 

Perennial Canals : These canals supply water throughout the year. Perennial canals are the canals that are used to supply water to the field and these are taken either from dams or barrages. Important Perennial Canals of Punjab are Upper Bari Doab, Lower Bari Doab, Sidhnai Canals, Upper and Lower Chenab, Upper Jhelum canals originating from TrimmuHeadworks and Canals originating from river Sutlej at Ferozpur, Islam, Suleimanki and PanjnadHeadworks.

 

Non-Perennial Canals: These canals run during the summer and the rainy season. Sidhnai canals from the Ravi, Haveli canals from the Chenab and some of the Sultlej canals fall in this category.

 

Inundation Canals: These canals run only during the rainy season when water level in river rises. The quantity of water they supply is uncertain. These canals, like other canals, are taken from the rivers but the difference is that they get water when there is a rise in the water level due to flood. Many old canals from the Indus and the Chenab fall in this category.