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  • A barrage is a type of dam built across a river to control water flow. 
  • Barrages are often used for irrigation, river control and navigation 
  • Pakistan is an agricultural country which has around 19 barrages
  • How many barrages are there in Sindh? 3
  • What are the 3 barrages of Sindh? Sukkur Barrage, Guddu Barrage & Kotri Barrage
  • How many barrages are there in Punjab? 13
  • Which is the longest & largest barrage of Pakistan? Sukkur Barrage
  • Which is the oldest barrage of Pakistan? Sukkur Barrage
  • How many barrages are constructed on river Indus? 6
  • Six barrages located on river Indus are: Guddu Barrage, Sukkur Barrage, Kotri Barrage, Taunsa Barrage, Chashma Barrage, Jinnah Barrage

List of Famous Barrages of Pakistan

The following table provides details of all the barrages in Pakistan, including the river it is built upon, year of completion, and length.

Table of famous barrages of pakistan with their details of river, location, canals, gates, year of completion
Table of Famous Barrages with their details

Side view of Sukkur Barrage with some traffic running on lanes over it and river Indus flowing across it
Sukkur Barrage at Rohri, Sukkur

Sukkur Barrage

  • Sukkur Barrage was constructed in: 1932
  • Sukkur Barrage is built on river: Indus
  • Sukkur Barrage is also known by: Lloyd Barrage
  • Sukkur Barrage is largest and oldest barrage of Pakistan
  • Sukkur Barrage is located in: Rohri/Sukkur
  • Sukkur Barrage has total 66 gates
  • Sukkur Barrage has total 7 canals (4 left-bank canals & 3 right-bank canals)
  • Four left-bank canals of Sukkur Barrage are:
    1. Nara Canal
    2. Rohri Canal
    3. Khairpur Feeder East
    4. Khairpur Feeder West
  • Three right-bank canals of Sukkur Barrage:
    1. North West Canal
    2. Rice Canal
    3. Dadu Canal
Side view of Guddu Barrage with some traffic running on it lanes on top
Guddu Barrage at Kashmore (Sindh)

Guddu Barrage

  • Guddu Barrage was constructed in: 1962 (Inaugurated by Field Marshal Ayub Khan)
  • Guddu Barrage is built on river: Indus
  • Guddu Barrage is located in near Kashmore. 
  • Guddu Barrage is located between provincial boundary at Jacobabad district of Sindh and Nasirabad district of province Baluchistan.
  • Guddu Barrage has total 64 gates.
  • Guddu Barrage has total 4 canals (2 on L/S & 2 on R/S)
  • Two left-bank canals of Guddu Barrage are:
    1. Rainee
    2. Ghotki Feeder
  • Two right-bank canals of Guddu Barrage:
    1. BS Feeder
    2. Desert Part Feeder
Top side view of Kotri barrage with lanes over it blocking flow of indus river
Kotri Barrage at Hyderabad

Kotri Barrage

  • Kotri Barrage was constructed in: 1955
  • Kotri Barrage is built on river: Indus
  • Kotri Barrage is also known by: Ghulam Muhammad Barrage
  • Kotri Barrage is located in Jamshoro/Hyderabad. 
  • Kotri Barrage has total 66 gates.
  • Kotri Barrage has total 4 canals (3 on L/S & 1 on R/S)
  • Three left-bank canals of Kotri Barrage are:
    1. Akram Wah
    2. Old Fuleli
    3. New Fuleli
  • One right-bank canal of Kotri Barrage:
    1. Kalri Baghar Feeder
Side view image of Chashma Barrage with some hills of moutains on one end of barrage
Chashma Barrage, at Mianwali

Chashma Barrage

  • Chashma Barrage was constructed in 1971
  • Chashma Barrage is built on river: Indus
  • Chashma Barrage is located in: Mianwali district of Punjab
  • Guddu Barrage has total 52 gates
  • Guddu Barrage has total 14 canals

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