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Khanki Headworks

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Khanki Headworks is a headworks situated on the River Chenab in Gujranwala District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It was constructed in 1889 and is considered to be the oldest headworks in Pakistan.

Khanki Headworks is used for irrigation and flood control.

It is also used to provide water to tributaries such as the Lower Chenab Canal,[1] which originates from Khanki Headworks. Khanki controls water distribution over 3 million acres (12,000 km²) of agricultural lands by one main distributary, the Lower Chenab Canal, and 59 minor distributaries.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.waterinformation.net.pk


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