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 Barrages in Sindh

1.      Sukkur Barrage:

·         Sukkur Barrage is also called Lloyd Barrage.

·         Sukkur Barrage is a Barrage on the Indus River.

·         Lloyd barrage is named after Governor of Bombay Sir George Lloyd.

·         Full name of Sir George Lloyd was Sir George Ambrose Lloyd.

·         Sukkur Barrage was built on 1932.

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·         The idea of Sukkur Barrage was conceived by Mr. C. A Fife in the year 1868.

·         Map of the Sukkur Barrage along with its Seven Canals (Wah) was prepared by Sir Arnold Misto.

·         There are total 7 canals flowing out from Sukkur Barrage.

·         Three Canals flow out from the right side of Sukkur Barrage namely:

                                                        i.            Khirthar Canal,

                                                      ii.            Rice Canal

                                                    iii.            Dadu Canal

·         Four Canals flow out from the left side of Sukkur Barrage namely:

                                                        i.            Eastern Canal

                                                      ii.            Khairpur Feder East,

                                                    iii.            Khairpur Feader West

                                                     iv.            Rohri Canal:

·         There are 66 Gates of Sukkur Barrage

·         Length of Sukkur Barrage is approximately 1 mile (Around 1600 m or 1.6 km)

·         Length of Bridge of Sukkur Barrage is 4725 feet.

·         Every door is 60 feet in width.

·         Each Gate weighs 50 tons.

·         Sukkur Barrage is the largest Barrage of Pakistan.

·         Viceroy Lord Wellington inaugurated the Sukkur Barrage

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2.      Kotri Barrage:

·         Kotri Barrage was built in 1955 AD.

·         Kotri Barrage is on Indus River

·         Its foundation stone was laid down on 12th February 1950 by Governor General Khwaja Nizamuddin.

·         Kotri Barrage was inaugurated by Governor General Ghulam Mohammad.

·         It is also known as Ghulam Muhammad Barrage.

·         Kotri Barrage is 4 miles away from Hyderabad City.

·         There are 5 Canals flowing out from Kotri Barrage

·         Two Canals flow out from right side of Kotri Barrage, namely:

                                                          i.            Kalri

                                                        ii.            Baghyar Canal

·         Three Canals flow out from left side of Kotri Barrage, namely:

                                                          i.            Phuleli (Goni Wah)

                                                        ii.            Line Channel (Akram Wah)

                                                      iii.            Pinjari Wah.

3.      Guddu Barrage:

·         Guddu Barrage is a barrage on the Indus River.

·         It is located near Kashmore in Sindh.

·         President Iskandar Mirza laid the foundation stone of Guddu Barrage on

2^nd February 1957

·         Guddu Barrage was built in 1962.

·         It was inaugurated by Field Marshal Ayub Khan in 1962.

·         It is 1355 km in length (0.84 mile or 1.3km/4445 feet).

·         There are 64 Doors in Guddu Barrage.

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