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Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project

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Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project
Chashma Right Bank Canal
Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project is located in Pakistan
Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project
Location of Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project in Pakistan
CountryPakistan
LocationChashma, Damaan, Punjab
PurposeIrrigation
StatusOperational

Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project (CRBIP) is located at Chashma in Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan. Chashma Right Bank Canal off-takes from Chashma Barrage on its right bank and extends southward up to Taunsa Barrage on Indus River. Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Canal was constructed to cultivate an area of 606,000 acres out of which 240,000 acres are in Punjab and 366,000 acres in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority brief on Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project". Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2014-10-02.