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It has a discharge capacity of 1.2 million cubic feet per second (34,000 m³/s). It is a gate-controlled weir type barrage with a navigation lock. The barrage has 64 bays, each 60 feet (18 m) wide. The maximum flood level height of Guddu Barrage is 26 feet (8 m). It controls irrigation supplies to 2.9 million [[acres]] (12,000 km²) of agricultural land in the [[Jacobabad]], [[Larkana]] and [[Sukkur]] districts of [[Sindh]] province and the [[Naseerabad District|Naseerabad district]] of [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] province. It feeds Ghotki Feeder, Begari Feeder, Desert and Pat Feeder canals. |
It has a discharge capacity of 1.2 million cubic feet per second (34,000 m³/s). It is a gate-controlled weir type barrage with a navigation lock. The barrage has 64 bays, each 60 feet (18 m) wide. The maximum flood level height of Guddu Barrage is 26 feet (8 m). It controls irrigation supplies to 2.9 million [[acres]] (12,000 km²) of agricultural land in the [[Jacobabad]], [[Larkana]] and [[Sukkur]] districts of [[Sindh]] province and the [[Naseerabad District|Naseerabad district]] of [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] province. It feeds Ghotki Feeder, Begari Feeder, Desert and Pat Feeder canals. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[List of barrages and headworks in Pakistan]] |
* [[List of barrages and headworks in Pakistan]] |
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* [[List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan]] |
* [[List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan]] |
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about 5,000 engineers labour have perform there jobs in the construction of it. |
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this barrage has tamed the river |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 23:05, 27 October 2013
Guddu Barrage گدو بیراج | |
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28°26′N 69°44′E / 28.433°N 69.733°E | |
Waterway | Indus River |
Country | Pakistan |
State | Sindh |
Maintained by | Sindh Irrigation & Power Department[1] |
Operation | Hydraulic |
First built | 1962[2] |
Length | 1,355 meters[3] |
Guddu Barrage is a barrage on the Indus River near Kashmore in the Sindh province of Pakistan. President Iskander Mirza laid the foundation-stone of Guddu Barrage on 2 February 1957. The barrage was completed in 1962 at a cost of 474.8 million rupees and inaugurated by Field Marshal Ayub Khan.
Guddu Barrage is used to control water flow in the River Indus for irrigation and flood control purposes.
It has a discharge capacity of 1.2 million cubic feet per second (34,000 m³/s). It is a gate-controlled weir type barrage with a navigation lock. The barrage has 64 bays, each 60 feet (18 m) wide. The maximum flood level height of Guddu Barrage is 26 feet (8 m). It controls irrigation supplies to 2.9 million acres (12,000 km²) of agricultural land in the Jacobabad, Larkana and Sukkur districts of Sindh province and the Naseerabad district of Balochistan province. It feeds Ghotki Feeder, Begari Feeder, Desert and Pat Feeder canals.