Marala Headworks
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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'.[2] A new Marala Barrage was constructed in 1968 to feed the Marala–Ravi Link Canal in addition to the original Upper Chenab Canal.[3]
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Marala Headworks | |
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مرالہ ہیڈ ورکس | |
32°40′24″N 74°27′50″E | |
Waterway | Chenab River |
Country | Pakistan |
County | Marala, Gujrat District |
Maintained by | Punjab Irrigation Department |
Operation | Hydraulic |
First built | 1912 |
Latest built | 1968 |
Length | 500,000 feet (150 km) |
Fall | 15 feet (4.6 m) |
Above sea level | 820 feet (250 m) |
Discharge capacity Up to 1.1 million cusec[1] |
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