Pakistan Rivers, Dams & Barrages MCQs with Explanations

The Indus Waters Treaty was signed on September 19, 1960, in Karachi by President Ayub Khan and Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru. The World Bank (then the IBRD) mediated negotiations led by Eugene R. Black.

Tarbela Dam is situated on the Indus River in the Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Constructed between 1968 and 1976 as part of the Indus Basin Settlement Plan, its reservoir covers over 250 sq km.

The five rivers of Punjab combine at Panjnad (near Uch Sharif) and flow approximately 72 km southwest to discharge their joint waters into the Indus River near Mithankot in Rajanpur district.

Sukkur Barrage (originally named Lloyd Barrage) was commissioned in 1932 during British rule. It feeds seven large canal systems irrigating millions of fertile acres across Sindh.

Mangla Dam was constructed in 1967 in the Mirpur District of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on the Jhelum River. It is the 6th largest dam in the world.

The Indus Basin Development Fund Agreement financed the 'Replacement Works', including 8 massive inter-river link canals (such as Chashma-Jhelum Link and Rasul-Qadirabad Link) transferring western river water to eastern canal commands.

Jinnah Barrage is located near Kalabagh in Mianwali District. Completed in 1946, it diverts water into the Thal Canal to irrigate the desert plains of the Thal Doab.

Diamer-Bhasha Dam is a roller-compacted concrete gravity dam on the Indus River, located between Kohistan district of KP and Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan. It will store 8.1 MAF of water and generate 4,500 MW clean hydropower.

The Kabul River flows eastward from the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan, passes through Peshawar and Nowshera, and empties into the Indus River near Attock Fort.

Trimmu Barrage is situated in Jhang District just downstream of the confluence of the Jhelum River and the Chenab River. It was constructed between 1937 and 1939.