Water Management | MCQs

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Perennial Canals flow throughout the year

Thus referred to as perennial canals.

They draw water from perennial rivers or from artificial reservoirs

which sustain a high water level on the upstream side.

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Marala Headworks is a headworks situated on the Chenab River near the city of Sialkot in Punjab.

 A weir was first built during 1906–1912

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Mohmand Dam

Inaugurated by: Prime Minister Imran Khan on May 2, 2019

Expected Completion: November 2024

Type: Multi-purpose concrete-faced rock-filled dam

Location: Swat River, Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Construction Cost: ₨340 billion (US$1.2 billion)

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• The Indus Waters Treaty, signed on September 19, 1960, between India and Pakistan and brokered by the World Bank.
• It allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan and the Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India.
• It was signed in Karachi by Pakistan President Ayub Khan, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and Mr. W.A.B. Illif. 
• The Treaty became effective on April 1, 1960.

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Left Bank Canals:

• 1. Khairpur West Canal
• 2. Rohri Canal
• 3. Khairpur East Canal
• 4. Eastern Nara Canal

• 1. North West Canal
• 2. Rice Canal
• 3. Dadu Canal

The Sukkur-Multan Motorway is known as M5.

It is 392 km long.

It running from Multan in the north to Sukkur in the south.

Major cities along the M5 include: Jalalpur Pirwala, Shujaabād, and Pano Aqil.

The Sukkur Barrage, officially named Lloyd Barrage, is located in Sindh Province.

It built from 1923 to 1932 during the British Raj.

It was rehabilitated in November 2004. 

The barrage is approximately 2 km (1 mi) long.

It is the oldest in Pakistan, with seven canals taking off from it.

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Tarbela Dam is located in Pakistan. 

Tarbela Dam is the world's largest fill-type dam.

It is built over the River Indus near the small town of Tarbela in the Haripur District of the country.

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