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| name = Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project |
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| image_caption = Chashma Right Bank Canal |
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| country = Pakistan |
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| location = Chashma, Damaan, Punjab |
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| purpose = Irrigation |
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Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project is an extensive irrigation project in [[Pakistan]] constructing a 274-kilometer canal along the Indus River, 72 distribution canals, 68 cross-drainage structures, 91 bridges and runs through two districts in the [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] and [[NWFP|Northwest Frontier Provinces]]. Stages I and II of the Chashma Irrigation Project are already completed. Initiated in 1992, Stage III is due for completion in end-December 2003. It will irrigate 606,000 acres of land in both [[Dera Ismail Khan]] and [[Dera Ghazi Khan]] districts in central Pakistan. |
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Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Canal was constructed to cultivate an area of 606,000 acres out of which, 366,000 acres in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] and 240,000 acres in Punjab.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wapda.gov.pk/htmls/chashrightcanal082011.htm |title=Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority brief on Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project |accessdate=2014-10-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707070952/http://wapda.gov.pk/htmls/chashrightcanal082011.htm |archivedate=2014-07-07 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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The project objectives are to: |
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* (i) provide a dependable perennial irrigation supply |
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* (ii) ensure efficient distribution of water |
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* (iii) provide necessary drainage and flood relief |
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* (iv) improve access within the area |
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* (v) strengthen agriculture support services. |
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[[Category:Irrigation in Pakistan]] |
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[[Asian Development Bank]] (ADB) has been the main financier of the US$454 million project (stage III), providing US$299 million or 66 percent of the total project cost. The Pakistani government and KfW of Germany provide the remaining costs. Implementing agency is the [[Water and Power Development Authority]] (WAPDA). |
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[[Category:Agriculture in Punjab, Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:Canals in Pakistan]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 20 November 2024
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| Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project | |
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 Chashma Right Bank Canal | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Chashma, Damaan, Punjab |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project (CRBIP) is located at Chashma in Damaan, Punjab, Pakistan.Chashma Right Bank canal off-takes from Chashma Barrage on its right bank and extends south ward up to Tounsa Barrage on Indus River. Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Canal was constructed to cultivate an area of 606,000 acres out of which, 366,000 acres in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 240,000 acres in Punjab.[1]
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[edit]- ^ "Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority brief on Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project". Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
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