19-680: Bambanwala-Ravi-Bedian Canal ( BRB Canal ), also called Ichogil Canal (by Indian authors), is a manmade waterway in Pakistan that takes off from the Upper Chenab Canal near the Bambanwala village (to the west of Daska ), runs southeast until reaching close to the India-Pakistan border and then runs south parallel to the border. It ends at the Sutlej near Kanganpur 100 km south of Lahore . It
38-810: A cost of 37 million PKR. It became profitable in 1938–39. The waters transferred to the Ravi River were further fed to the Lower Bari Doab Canal via the Balloki Headworks , irrigating the Montgomery and the Multan districts. This canal became profitable at least a decade earlier than the Upper Chenab Canal. The waters of the Ravi River itself were left to irrigate the semi-arid states of Bikaner and Bahawalpur . The link canal concept initiated in
57-727: A water-divide between these two rivers. The Chandra river transverses 115 km (71 mi) while the Bhaga river transverses 60 km (37 mi) through narrow gorges before their confluence at Tandi. The Chandra-Bhaga then flows through the Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh before entering the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir, where it flows through the Kishtwar , Doda , Ramban , Reasi and Jammu districts . It enters Pakistan and flows through
76-621: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Marala Headworks Marala Headworks is a headworks situated on the Chenab River near the city of Sialkot in Gujrat district in Punjab, Pakistan . A weir was first built during 1906–1912 in the British India to feed the Upper Chenab Canal , as part of the 'Triple Canals Project'. A new Marala Barrage was constructed in 1968 to feed
95-589: Is the source of the Lahore Canal which runs westwards to the city of Lahore. The canal was built by the citizens of Lahore in 1948 in response to an appeal by the Chief Minister of Punjab Iftikhar Hussein to safeguard the city from a possible Indian invasion in the future. As a result, common Pakistani nationals dug the whole 8km canal free of cost in a few days. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ,
114-562: The Anabasis of Alexander , quotes the eyewitness Ptolemy Lagides as writing that the river was 2 miles wide where Alexander crossed it. The river has rich power generation potential in India. There are many dams built, under construction or proposed to be built on the Chenab for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation in the country, including: All of these are " run-of-the-river " projects as per
133-461: The Indus Water Treaty of 1960. The Treaty allocates the waters of Chenab to Pakistan. India can use its water for domestic and agricultural uses or for "non-consumptive" uses such as hydropower . India is entitled to store up to 1.2 million acre-feet (1.5 billion cubic metres ) of water in its projects. The three projects completed as of 2011 , Salal, Baglihar and Dul Hasti, have
152-739: The Marala–Ravi Link Canal in addition to the original Upper Chenab Canal. The original headworks near Marala along with the Upper Chenab Canal were built as part of the Triple Canals Project of the British India during 1906–1912. The canal was meant to irrigate an area of 648,000 acres in the Gujranwala District as well as to transfer waters to the Ravi River near Balloki . It was opened in 1912 and fully completed by 1917 at
171-627: The Rigveda (VIII.20.25, X.75.5). The name meant that it was seen to have dark-coloured waters. The term Krishana is also found in the Atharvaveda . A later form of Askikni was Iskamati ( Sanskrit : इस्कामति ) and the Greek form was Ancient Greek : Ἀκεσίνης – Akesínes ; Latinized to Acesines . In the Mahabharata , the common name of the river was Chandrabhaga ( Sanskrit : चन्द्रभागा ) because
190-572: The 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, Chandra and Bhaga , which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh , India. The Chenab flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir , India, into the plains of Punjab , Pakistan, before ultimately flowing into the Indus River . The Battle of Chenab was fought between Sikhs and Afghans on
209-546: 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 . River Chenab The Chenab River is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan , and is one of
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#1733093787079228-505: The Pakistani army blew up all except eight bridges crossing the canal and held back the invading Indian forces until the ceasefire was announced. However, Indian sources claim that the Indian military was successful in crossing the canal and captured the area. This Pakistan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to water transport
247-818: The Punjab province before emptying into the Sutlej, forming the Panjnad river . The river was known to Indians in the Vedic period. In 325 BCE, Alexander the Great allegedly founded the town of Alexandria on the Indus (present-day Uch Sharif or Mithankot or Chacharan in Pakistan) at the confluence of the Indus and the combined streams of Punjab rivers (currently known as the Panjnad River ). Arrian , in
266-652: The Triple Canals Project eventually became the basis for the Indus Waters Treaty after the independence of India and Pakistan. The Marala–Ravi Link Canal was constructed between 1952–1956 in the wake of the Indo-Pakistani water dispute of 1948 , when Pakistan became apprehensive of water security on the Ravi and the Sutlej rivers. This canal transfers 623 cusecs of water to the Ravi River in order to satisfy
285-419: The bank of the river. The waters of the Chenab were allocated to Pakistan under the terms of the Indus Waters Treaty . India is allowed non-consumptive uses such as power generation. The Chenab River is extensively used in Pakistan for irrigation. Its waters are also transferred to the channel of the Ravi River via numerous link canals. The Chenab river was called Asikni ( Sanskrit : असिक्नी ) in
304-542: The confluence of two rivers, Chandra and Bhaga, at Tandi, 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Keylong , in the Lahaul and Spiti district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh . The Bhaga river originates from Surya taal lake, which is situated a few kilometers west of the Bara-lacha la pass in Himachal Pradesh. The Chandra river originates from glaciers east of the same pass (near Chandra Taal ). This pass also acts as
323-511: The requirements of Balloki and Sulemanki headworks. Marala Headworks is a large hydro engineering project and is used to control water flow and flood control in the River Chenab . The Chenab River 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 the Chenab River after
342-556: The river is formed from the confluence of the Chandra and the Bhaga rivers. This name was also known to the Ancient Greeks, who Hellenised it in various forms such as Sandrophagos , Sandabaga and Cantabra . The simplification of Chandrabhaga to 'Chenab', with evident Persianate influence, probably occurred in early medieval times and is witnessed in Alberuni . The river is formed by
361-672: The two tributaries. Chandra and Bhaga , join at Tandi in the 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 , India 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
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