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What is the length of BRB Canal?
The B. R. B. Canal is also referred to as the Ichhogil Canal or Bambanwali-Ravi-Bedian Canal. This 37 miles long canal begins near Daska at Bambanwala Village and ends at Sutlej river close to Kanghan Pur at South of Lahore.
What does BRB canal stand for?
Bambanwala-Ravi-Bedian Canal
Bambanwala-Ravi-Bedian Canal (BRB Canal), also called Ichogil Canal, is a manmade waterway in Pakistan that takes off from the Upper Chenab Canal near the Bambanwala village (to the west of Daska), runs southeast until reaching close to the India-Pakistan border and then runs south parallel to the border.
What is the origin of BRB Canal?
Lahore Canal (Urdu/Punjabi: لاہور نہر) begins at the Bambawali-Ravi-Bedian (BRB) Canal that runs through the east of the city of Lahore, Punjab in Pakistan. The 37 miles (60 km) long waterway was initially built by the Mughals. It was then upgraded by the British in 1861.
Who built the BRB Canal?
The canal was built by citizens of Lahore city in year 1948 upon appeal of Punjab Chief Minister Iftikhar Hussain Khan of Mamdot to save the city from Indian aggression. As an act of national service common Pakistani nationals dug the whole canal which runs 8 km inside Pakistan free of cost in few days.
Which is the biggest canal of Pakistan?
Nara Canal
Nara Canal, important water channel in Sindh province, Pakistan, the longest canal in the country. From its source above Rohri, it runs southward and discharges into the Puran River, an old channel of the Indus River, which flows to the sea farther south through the Rann of Kutch.
Who built the Karakoram Highway?
It was built by the governments of Pakistan and China in 1959 and opened in 1979. About 810 Pakistanis and about 200 Chinese workers lost their lives during the construction work. Landslides, earthquakes and floods are not uncommon in the region, frequently damaging parts of the highway.
What is the BRB Canal?
Bambanwala-Ravi-Bedian Canal ( BRB Canal ), also called Ichogil Canal, begins near Daska at the point of Bambanwala Village from Upper Chenab Canal and passing through the city of Daska and east side of the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan it ends at the Satluj River near Kangan Pur 100km south of Lahore.
Where is the Bambawali Ravi-Bedian Canal?
The Bambawali Ravi-Bedian (BRB) Canal at the east of the city of Lahore was already constructed in Mughal Era of the Indian Subcontinent, however, during the British Raj, the British sliced the Bambawali Ravi-Bedian (BRB) Canal and extended it on the west side (city of Lahore) till the town of Raiwind, located in south of Lahore.
What is the source of the Lahore Canal?
It is the source of the Lahore Canal which runs westwards to the city of Lahore . The Ichogil Canal was constructed by Pakistan in the 1950s partly as a defensive obstacle to prevent an invasion of Lahore.
How does Metrobus (Lahore) cross the Lahore Canal?
Metrobus (Lahore) also crosses it through a flyover on the way. Muslim Town Flyover is also present over the canal. After crossing the Thokar Niaz Baig it turns left and moves parallel to the Raiwind road. Flowing between the main highways, the canal also serves as the chief artery of the city.