Name |
Off-take Point |
River |
Length (Km) |
Designed Head Discharge (cusecs) |
Cultivable Command Area (Acres) |
Objectives |
Completion Year |
Greater Thal Canal |
Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal |
Indus |
35 |
8,500 |
355,000 |
Irrigation of Land in Khushab Bhakkar and Layyah Districts of Punjab. |
2009
(Phase I) |
Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal |
Chashma Barrage |
Indus |
|
21,700 |
n/a |
Divert water from River Indus to River Jehlum to meet the requirement of the canals off-taking at Trimmu Barrage on river Jehlum. |
1971 |
Chashma Right Bank Canal |
Chashma Barrage |
Indus |
272 |
1,800 |
267,666 |
Irrigation of lands in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Punjab. |
2003 |
Thal Canal Upper |
Jinnah Barrage |
Indus |
50 |
9,000 |
2,115,931 |
Irrigation of Land in Khushab, Bhakkar and Mianwali Districts of Punjab. |
1949 |
Lower Bari Doab Canal |
Balloki Headworks |
Ravi |
212 |
9,292 |
1,845,974 |
Irrigates land of Okara, Pakpattan, Sahiwal, and Khanewal districts. |
1914 |
Balloki Sulemanki Link Canal |
Balloki Barrage |
Ravi |
85 |
24,500 |
n/a |
It originates from Balloki Barrage on River Ravi and connects with the River Sutlej at Sulemanki Barrage. |
|
Sidhnai Canal |
Sidhnai Headworks |
Ravi |
50 |
4,005 |
831,369 |
|
|
Sidhnai Mailsi Bahawal Link Canal |
Sidhnai Headworks |
Ravi |
119 |
11,300 |
n/a |
Feeds water of River Ravi to River Sutlej. |
|
Lower Bahawal Canal |
Sidhnai Mailsi Bahawal Link Canal |
Ravi |
76 |
6,730 |
771,000 |
|
|
Upper Depalpur Canal |
BRBD Link Canal |
Ravi |
66 |
2,380 |
345,000 |
|
|
Lower Depalpur Canal |
Balloki Sulemanki Link Canal |
Ravi |
8 |
2,360 |
450,500 |
|
|
Marala Ravi Link Canal |
Marala Barrage |
Chenab |
101 |
22,000 |
154,987 |
Originates from Marala Barrage and transfers the water of Chenab to Ravi. |
1956 |
Upper Chenab Canal |
Marala Barrage |
Chenab |
42 |
16,850 |
1,210,700 |
Irrigates the lands of Gujranwala, Kamoke, Muridke and Sheikhupura. |
1912 |
Lower Chenab Canal |
Khanki Barrage |
Chenab |
64 |
8,143 |
3,400,000 |
Irrigation of land in Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Sheikhupura, Nanakana Sahib, Faisalabad, Jhang and Toba Tek Singh. |
1898 |
Haveli Main Line |
Trimmu Barrage |
Chenab |
69 |
7,375 |
1,024,000 |
Irrigates the lands of Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Muzaffargarh, Khanewal, Multan |
|
Rangpur Canal |
Trimmu Barrage |
Chenab |
103 |
2,710 |
230,000 |
Irrigates the lands of Jhang, Muzaffargarh |
|
Trimmu Sidhnai Link Canal |
Trimmu Barrage |
Chenab |
69 |
12,500 |
n/a |
Transfers water from Trimmu Barage in to the Ravi River. |
|
Qadirabad Balloki Link Canal |
Qadirabad Barrage |
Chenab |
127 |
25,000 |
n/a |
It is an extension of Rasul-Qadirabad Link Canal by which the water is transferred to the Ravi river. |
|
Punjnad Canal |
Punjnad Barrage |
Chenab |
92 |
10,484 |
1,421,000 |
|
|
Abbasia Link Canal |
Punjnad Barrage |
Chenab |
76 |
5,600 |
n/a |
|
|
Abbasia Canal |
Punjnad Barrage |
Chenab |
71 |
1,394 |
251,000 |
|
|
Upper Jhelum Canal |
Mangla Reservoir |
Jehlum |
142 |
8,975 |
535,000 |
Irrigate the plains of Gujrat and Mandi Bahauddin. Provide its surplus water to the lower Chenab Canal. |
1916 |
Lower Jhelum Canal |
Rasul Barrage |
Jehlum |
63 |
5,280 |
1,453,000 |
Its command area includes the greater part of Chaj Doab – Sargodha, Mandi Bahauddin and Jhang districts in Punjab. |
1904 |
Jalalpur Canal |
Rasul Barrage |
Jehlum |
117 |
|
175,000 |
Irrigate the lands in Jhelum and Khushab Districts. |
2023 |
Rasul-Qadirabad Link Canal |
Rasul Barrage |
Jehlum |
47 |
19,000 |
n/a |
It carries water from Rasul Barrage on River Jhelum to the River Chenab. |
|
Bahawal Canal |
Islam Barrage |
Sutlej |
16 |
2,740 |
52,023 |
|
|
Fordwah Canal |
Sulemanki Barrage |
Sutlej |
13 |
3,447 |
430,112 |
|
|
Eastern Sadiqia Canal |
Sulemanki Barrage |
Sutlej |
79 |
6,820 |
1,075,000 |
Irrigate the lands of Nili bar. |
|
Upper Pakpattan Canal |
Sulemanki Barrage |
Sutlej |
182 |
5,508 |
961,158 |
Irrigates the lands of Okara, Pakpattan, Vehari, Lodhran. |
|
Lower Pakpattan Canal |
Sidhnai Mailsi Bahawal Link Canal |
Sutlej |
214 |
1,160 |
308,568 |
Irrigates the lands of Vehari, Lodhran, Multan. |
|
Qaim Canal |
Islam Headworks |
Sutlej |
11 |
483 |
52,797 |
|
|
Kachhi Canal |
Taunsa Barrage |
Indus |
399 |
6,000 |
72,000 |
Irrigation of Lands in District Dera Bugti, Balochistan. |
2017 |
DG Khan Canal |
Taunsa Barrage |
Indus |
111 |
8,900 |
901,981 |
|
|
Taunsa Punjnad Link Canal |
Taunsa Barrage |
Indus |
61 |
1,200 |
2,000,000 |
Carries water from Taunsa on the Indus River to Chenab river to feed the Punjab canals. |
|
Muzaffargarh Canal |
Taunsa Barrage |
Indus |
119 |
8,901 |
838,380 |
|
|