List of barrages and headworks in Pakistan explained

This is a list of barrages and headworks in Pakistan.

Punjab

Picture	Name	River	Year completed	Ref.
	Balloki Headworks	Ravi	19151966 (remodeling)	^[2]
	Chashma Barrage	Indus	1971	^[3]
	Ghazi Brotha Barrage	Indus	2004	^[4]
	Islam Headworks	Sutlej	1927	^[5]
	Jinnah Barrage	Indus	1946	^[6] ^[7]
	Khanki Headworks	Chenab	18922017 (replaced by the New Khanki Barrage)	^[8] ^[9] ^[10]
	Marala Headworks	Chenab	1912 (as Marala weir)1968 (replaced by Marala Barrage)	^[11]
	Mohammadwala Headworks	Chenab
	Panjnad Headworks	Chenab	1932	^[12]
	Qadirabad Headworks	Chenab	1967	^[13]
	Rasul Barrage	Jhelum	1968	^[14]
	Sidhnai Headworks	Ravi	1965
	Sulemanki Headworks	Sutlej	1927
	Taunsa Barrage	Indus	1958	^[15] ^[16]
	Trimmu Barrage	Chenab	1939	^[17]

Sindh

Picture	Name	River	Year completed	Ref.
	Guddu Barrage	Indus	1962	^[18]
	Kotri Barrage		1955	^[19]
	Sukkur Barrage		1932
	Sindh Barrage		December 2024 (expected)	^[20] ^[21]
			Future Vision	^[22] ^[23]

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
• List of canals in Pakistan

External links

• Barrages in Pakistan - at Pakistan Tourism Portal
• Headworks in Pakistan - at Pakistan Tourism Portal

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2010-08-28 . Munda Headworks restored in record time . 2022-09-02 . . en.
2. Web site: August 2006 . Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Preparing the Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Development Sector Project . 3 September 2022 . Asian Development Bank.
3. Web site: Hasan . Munawar . 24 March 2018 . Chashma Barrage's de-silting improves water flows for irrigation . 2022-09-02 . . en.
4. Web site: Kiani . Khaleeq . 2013-01-06 . 'Tarbela desilting to be costlier than new dam' . 2022-09-02 . . en.
5. Web site: Updated Initial Environmental Examination . 3 September 2022 . Asian Development Bank. 3 November 2010 .
6. Web site: Pash . Muzammil . 28 January 2013 . Making the Desert Bloom: Jinnah Barrage . 2022-09-02 . . en.
7. Web site: Pakistan - The desert areas Britannica . 2022-09-02 . . en.
8. Web site: 9 July 2020 . Punjab CM Usman Buzdar visits Khanki Headworks . 2022-09-02 . . en.
9. Web site: Ahmed . Amin . 2021-11-13 . ADB hails new Khanki barrage that replaced 1892 headworks . 2022-09-02 . . en.
10. Web site: 11 August 2017 . New Khanki Barrage on Chenab River built: minister . 2022-09-02 . . en-US.
11. Shakir . Abdul Sattar . Khan . Noor M. . 2009-03-07 . Impact of Structural Interventions on Sediment Management of Large Canals: A Case Study of Marala Barrage, Pakistan . Water Resources Management . en . 23 . 15 . 3149 . 10.1007/s11269-009-9427-0 . 2009WatRM..23.3149S . 153763960 . 1573-1650.
12. Web site: Gill . Majeed . 2015-08-29 . Scheme to upgrade Panjnad Headworks finalised . 2022-09-02 . . en.
13. Web site: 10 November 2018 . Punjab government approves upgradation of Qadirabad Barrage . 2022-09-02 . . en-US.
14. Afzal . Sohail . Ehsan . Saqib . 2015 . Investigation of Existing Flood Protection Measures Upstream of Rasul Barrage . Journal of River Engineering . 3 . 1 . 3 September 2022.
15. Web site: Abbas . Mudassar . 7 January 2020 . Punjab's biggest water project in decades is now under construction . 2022-09-02 . . en.
16. Web site: Pasha . Muzammil . 8 September 2012 . Taunsa Barrage a Lifeline for Millions . 2022-09-02 . . en.
17. Web site: Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Trimmu Barrage . 3 September 2022 . Asian Development Bank.
18. Web site: Panhwar . Nasir Ali . 2014-01-03 . The future of Sukkur Barrage . 2022-09-02 . . en.
19. Web site: Major Barrages of Pakistan . 13 January 2017.
20. Web site: Ayub . Imran . 2019-08-24 . Centre announces Rs125bn Sindh barrage project . 2022-09-02 . . en.
21. Web site: Hasnain . Khalid . 2019-08-08 . PM okays Indus river barrage to mitigate water woes . 2022-09-02 . . en.
22. Web site: 2002-09-02 . Unexplained exigency of flood canals . 2024-08-19 . DAWN.COM . en.
23. Web site: 2002-06-12 . KARACHI: Restructuring of irrigation system discussed . 2024-08-19 . DAWN.COM . en.