Water Management | MCQs

Explanation

Sukkur Barrage is a barrage on the River Indus near the city of Sukkur.

The barrage was built during the British Raj from 1923 to 1932 

was named Lloyd Barrage.

Located in Sindh Province

Construction started: 1923

Length: Approximately 2 km (1 mi)

Opened: 1932

ND5-07-2023

Explanation

• Baglihar Dam, built on the Chenab River in the Doda district of Jammu & Kashmir.
• It is the first power project executed by the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation.
• It is conceived in 1992 and approved in 1996.
• It is construction began in 1999.
• The dam opened in 2008 with an estimated cost of US$1 billion.
• It was commissioned in two stages: Stage I in 2008-09 and Stage II in 2015-16.

Explanation

Tarbela Dam Construction began in 1968.

The Opening date is 1976

It is an earth-filled dam along the Indus River in Swabi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

It is the largest earth-filled dam in the world

It is 50 kilometers northwest of Islamabad.

Tarbela Dam is 485 feet (148 m) high above the riverbed.

Explanation

Gomal Zam Dam is a gravity dam in South Waziristan Tribal District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The dam impounds the Gomal River.

Gomal Zam Dam was inaugurated in 2013.

Explanation

The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan.

Indus Waters Treaty brokered by the World Bank

It was signed in Karachi on 19 September 1960

Sighed by:

• Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru 
•  Pakistani President Ayub Khan.

The Treaty allocates the 3 Western Rivers to Pakistan

1.  Indus
2. Jhelum
3. Chenab  

the 3 Eastern Rivers  to India

1. Sutlej
2. Beas
3. Ravi

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Explanation

Explanation

Patfeeder Canal and Kirthar canal dug out from Guddu Barrage.

Guddu is a barrage on the Indus River near Kashmore.

Iskander Mirza laid the foundation-stone of Guddu Barrage in 1957, inaugurated by Ayub Khan in 1962.

Explanation

Head Balloki or Balloki Headworks is a barrage on the Ravi River in the Punjab.

It was first built around in 1915 in British India as part of the 'Triple Canals Project' to feed the Lower Bari Doab Canal. 

Explanation

Indus River System Authority (IRSA) is a water regulator in Pakistan,

established in 1992 as an act of Parliament.

Headquarters Islamabad, Pakistan

Location

Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh & Azad Kashmir.

Explanation

Chashma Barrage has been built on the Indus river

It is located in Mianwali District, Punjab. 

Chashma Barrage Construction began1967

Chashma Barrage Opening date 1971

Chashma Barrage Length is 1,084 m (3,556 ft)

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ND4-12-2022