RIVER RAVI:
The River Ravi originates from the Himalayas near Chamba in Himachal Pradesh State, Northern India. The Ravi River is a river in India and Pakistan. It is one of the five rivers whichgive Punjab its name. The total length of the river is about 720 km. Near Bahawalpur it joins theChenab River. The river skirts the ancient and historic city of Lahore, Pakistan.
SUTLEJ RIVER :
The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. It is located north of the Vindhya Range, south of theHindu Kush segment of the Himalayas, and east of the Central Sulaiman Range in Pakistan.TheSutlej is sometimes known as the Red River. It is the easternmost tributary of the Indus River.The Sutlej joins with the Beas River in Hari-Ke-Patan, Amritsar, Punjāb, India, and continuessouthwest into Pakistan to unite with the Chenab River, forming the Panjnad River south of ancient Multan. The Panjnad joins the Indus River at Mithankot. Indus then flows through agorge near Sukkur, flows through the fertile plains region of Sindh, and terminates in theArabian Sea near the port city of Karachi in Pakistan. The total length of the river is about 1550km of which 529 km is in Pakistan.
LINK CANALS IN PAKSITAN:
i.Chashma-Jhelum Link -Indus-Jhelum
ii.Taunsa-Punjnad Link -Indus-Chenab
iii.Rasul-Qadirabad Link -Jhelum-Chenab
iv.Marala-Ravi Link -Chenab-Ravi
v.Bambanwala-Ravi-Bedian Link -Chenab-Ravi-Sutlej
vi.Upper Chenab-Balloki Link -Chenab-Ravi
vii.Qadirabad-Balloki Link -Chenab-Ravi
viii.Trimmu-Sidhnai Link -Chenab-Ravi
ix.Balloki-Sulaimanke Link -Ravi-Sutlej
x.Sidhnai-Mailsi Link -Ravi-Sutlej
RIVERS IN PAKISTAN AND BARRAGES/HEADWORKS ON THEM:
i.Indus: Chashma, Taunsa, Guddu, Sukkur, Kotri
ii.Jhelum: Rasul
iii.Chenab: Marala, Khanki, Qadirabad, Trimmu
iv.Ravi: Balloki, Sidhnai
v.Sutlej: Sulaimanke, Islam, Punjnad
SUMMARY:
- Indus — Tarbela dam, Warsak dam (on the Kabul river near the Indus), Kalabagh barrage (also named as Jinnah barrage) at Kalabagh, Chashma reservoir, Tausa barrage,Gudu barrage, Sukkur barrage, Kotri barrage.
2. Jhelum — Mangla dam, Rasul barrage, Punjnad headworks.
3. Chenab — Marala headworks, Khanki headworks, Qadirabad barrage.
4. Ravi — Balloki barrage, Sidnai barrage.
5. Sutlej — Sulemanki barrage, Islam barrage
- The natural geo-agricultural pattern has made in such a way that the Chenab meets theJhelum near Trimmu, the Ravi meets the Jhelum downwards, and the Sutlej meets theJhelum at Pujnand, and still down, the combination of these rivers meets the Indus atMithankot. Then the Indus flows down into Sindh. There are three barrages in Sindhwhile all other waterworks are upcountry.
Another fact is that in Punjab all rivers and waterworks are interconnected by channelsand links as under:
1. C-J link (Chashma-Jhelum link) connects the Indus at Chashma with the Jhelumabove Trimmu.
2. U-J-C link (upper Jhelum Chenab Link) connects the Jhelum from Mangla to theChenab above Khanki headworks.
3. R-Q link (Rasul-Qadirabad link) connects the Jhelum at Rasul with the Chenab at theQadirabad barrage.
4. M-R link (Marala-Ravi link) connects the Chenab at Marala with the Ravi atShahdara).
5. Q-B link (Qadirabad-Balloki link) connects the Chenab at Qadirabad with the Ravi atBalloki.
6. T-S link (Trimmu-Sidnai link) connects the Jhelum at Trimmu with the Ravi atSidnai.
7. S-M link (Sidnai-Malsi link) connects the Ravi at Sidnai with Malsi that passesthrough the Sutlej.
8. The BRBD link is about a 100-mile-long channel from a branch of Marala across theRavi towards the Sutlej.
9. B-S I & II (Balloki-Sulemanki) are two links which connect the Ravi at Balloki withthe Sutlej at Sulemanki.
