Marala Headworks
| مرالہ ہیڈ ورکس | |
 A view of Marala Headworks | |
| Waterway | Chenab River |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| County | Marala, Sialkot District |
| Maintained by | Punjab Irrigation Department |
| Operation | Hydraulic |
| First built | 1968 |
| Length | 4,481 feet (1.366 km) |
| Fall | 15 feet (4.6 m) |
| Above sea level | 820 feet (250 m) |
  Marala Headworks Marala Headworks (Punjab, Pakistan)  Marala Headworks Marala Headworks (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates | 32°40′24″N 74°27′50″E / 32.67333°N 74.46389°ECoordinates: 32°40′24″N 74°27′50″E / 32.67333°N 74.46389°E |
| Discharge capacity Up to 1.1 million cusec[1] | |
Marala Headworks is a headworks situated on the River Chenab near the city of Sialkot in Punjab province of the Pakistan.
Characteristics
Marala Headworks is a large hydro engineering project and is used to control water flow and flood control in the River Chenab.
Geography
Chenab is a 1,086 kilometres (675 mi) long river which originates from Chandra Taal in the Lahul & Spiti District of Himachal Pradesh in India where it is known as Chandrabhaga after the two tributaries Chandra and Bhaga join at Tandi in Lahul & Spiti district and acquires the name Chenab when it enters Jammu and Kashmir near Kishtwar in India. After cutting across the Pir Panjal Range, it enters the Sialkot District in the Pakistan. Here the Marala Barrage was built across the river in 1968 with a maximum discharge of 1.1 million ft³/s (31,000 m³/s). Two major water channels originate at the Marala headworks—the Marala ravi link canal and the Upper Chenab Canal. Proposals are under consideration to build Mangla Marala Link Canal to overcome any shortage of water in future.
Marala Headworks is also a picnic spot, a wildlife sanctuary and an unprotected wetland.
See also
References
- ↑ Report, Dawn (7 September 2014). "Flood peak from Jammu threatens key barrages". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 April 2017.