Tuesday 22 May 2018

Mangla Dam Located at Mangla Mirpur, Azad State Of Kashmir, Pakistan

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All these photographs are English, Bangali and Urdu Commemorative Stones and Mangla Dam Located at Mangla, Mirpur, Azad State Of Kashmir, Pakistan. It was the first dam to be built as a part of the Indus Basin Project 1960. The construction of Mangla dam was started in March 1963 and completed in June, 1967. It cost $ 434.505 million. When The Partition of Sub-continent took place in 1947, a lot of Headworks were given to India. India often stops waters of Satluj and Ravi which lead to destruction of the Agricultural crops of Pakistan. When water issue became severe, International Bank For Reconstruction and Development came forward and the both countries Pakistan and India signed Indus Water Treaty in 1960 A. D. According to Indus Water Treaty, the ownership three Eastern rivers i, e Ravi, Satluj and Bias was given to India whereas the ownership three Western Rivers i, e Jhelum, Chenab and Indus was given to Pakistan. Pakistan faced shortage of water in Eastern Rivers. To fulfill the need of water in Eastern River, Pakistan Built Mangla Dam and Trimmu-Sidhnai, Mailsi-Bhawal, Qadirabad-Balloki Link Canals System with the help of Governments of Commonwealth of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, New Zealand, Pakistan, The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland & the United States of America.The present cumulative production of electricity from all the ten operating units of Mangla Dam is 1000 MW to 1120 MW.


It is written on English commemoratives stone of Mangla Dam :


' And He hath made the rivers for service unto you- Al Quran

MANGLA DAM

1962-1967

This stone was unveiled by the President of Pakistan Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan N. Pk., H. J on Thursday the 23rd November 1967 in Commemoration of the completion of the Mangla Dam

The Trimmu-Sidhnai, Mailsi-Bhawal Link Canals System, The Qadirabad Barrage & Qadirabad-Balloki Link Canal by The West Pakistan Water And Power Development Authority Sponsored and administered by the International Bank For Reconstruction and Development on behalf of Contributing Governments of Commonwealth of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, New Zealand, Pakistan, The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland & the United States of America.'



Photographs By Mr Imran William Sahib






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