Rehabilitation & Modernization of Jinnah Barrage

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Jinnah Barrage Pictorial View

Jinnah

Barrages Data


Location 		Year of Const Length between Abutments / Clear Water way (ft) Design Discharge (000, cfs) Off-taking Canal
Name Water Allowance
(Cs/000 Acres)		 CCA (ma) Design Discharge (000, Cs) Length (Canal Miles)
Main Branches Distys Total
Five (5) Km d/s of Kalabagh Town, District Mianwali 1946 3,781 /
3,353		 950 Thal 3.18 (P) 2.100
Districts
Mianwali, Khushab, Bhakkar, Layyah & Muzaffargarh		 9 32 93 1,996 2,120

Project Objectives:

  • Rehabilitation & Modernization Jinnah Barrage to enable reliable and uninterrupted supply of water for over 2.1 million acres of farm land benefitting about 600,000 farm families for irrigation and domestic water users of Mianwali, Khushab, Bhakkar, Layyah and Muzaffargarh districts.

  • Build Punjab Irrigation Department’s capacity in improved water resources and irrigation system management.

Project Cost:

Project was carried out with the financial assistance of The World Bank (USD 135 million) while the counterpart funding was provided by the Punjab government (PKR 776 million).

Problems:

  • Excessive retrogression (4- ft at high-low discharge respectively)

  • Un-dissipated energy causing damages to friction blocks, inverted filter blocks and stone apron

  • River approaches right half of barrage and causes parallel flow close to the structure

  • Operational problems of gates and hoists / cumbersome operation.

Project Components:

  • Rehabilitation and Modernization of Jinnah Barrage including construction of subsidiary weir;

  • Improvement and modernization of the irrigation and water management system which include: Development of Water Resource Management Information System (WRMIS) & Decision Support System (DSS); Installation of Real-Time Flow Monitoring System (RTFMS); and preparation of future projects etc.

  • Monitoring and evaluation of the project impact; Social and environmental management plans; and

  • Project management coordination and technical assistance and training.

Status:

The project was completed in 2016.

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