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Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Panjnad River Panjnad River (Urdu: پنجند) (panj = five, nadi = river) is a river in Punjab, Pakistan. Panjnad River is formed by successive confluence of the five rivers of Punjab, namely Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej. Beyond the confluence of Indus and Panjnad rivers, the Indus river was known as Satnad (Sat = seven) carrying the waters of seven rivers including Indus river, Kabul river and the five rivers of Punjab. www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Panjnad_River   (187 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) Flood Monitoring Centre told that the water inflow in Indus at Guddu was recorded at 213000 cusecs and discharge at 191900 cusecs and the water flow at Guddu during the next 24 hours was likely to range between 215000 to 250000 cusecs. Water inflow at Sukkur remained at 170300 cusecs and discharge at 130500 cusecs. Water inflow at Panjnad was recorded at 177600 cusecs and the discharge at 163800 cusecs. www.thenews.com.pk /print.asp?id=9577   (122 words)

Chenab River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) It then merges with the Sutlej River near Uch Sharif to form the Panjnad ('Five Rivers'), which joins the Indus at Mithankot. The river was known to Indians in Vedic period as Ashkini or Iskmati and as Acesines to the Ancient Greeks. The Chenab has the same place in the consciousness of the people of the Punjab, as, say the Rhine holds for the Germans, or the Danube for the Austrians and the Hungarians. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chenab   (343 words)

indussti.htm in Business Recorder on August 07, 1995 Meanwhile, the Director National Flood Forecasting Bureau, Abdul Majid said that the Punjab province would be flood-free within a week as the peaks have already passed through Ravi and Chenab heading towards Sindh where the Indus was already flowing in exceptionally high flood at Guddu and Sukkur. The river Chenab was flowing in exceptionally high flood at Panjnad on Monday morning. Till filing of this report it was in very high flood with a water discharge of 429,000 cusec at Panjnad. www.paksearch.com /br95/Aug/7/indussti.htm   (336 words)

Chenab River - QuickSeek Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) It then merges with the Sutlej River at Uch Sharif to form the Panjnad ('Five Rivers'), which joins the Indus at Mithankot. The river was known to Indians in Vedic period as Asikni or Iskmati and as Acesines to the Ancient Greeks. In 325 BC, Alexander the Great allegedly founded the town of Alexandria (present day Uch Sharif or Mithankot) at the confluence of the Indus and the combined stream of Punjab rivers (currently known as the Panjnad River). chenabriver.quickseek.com   (237 words)

Uch Sharif || Historical Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) The first of these influences may be termed geographical, as it relates to the location of the city at or near the confluence of the great Indus River and its tributaries. The second influence on the city relates to its location with respect to the Delhi-based sultanates and kingdoms and its seat at the Panjnad confluence. Sitting on the western fringes of the Punjab, Uch represented a last defence and, thus, one of the goals of conquest for the many Muslim military campaigns sent from Persia, Syria and the Turkic-speaking regions of Central Asia. www.uchsharif.com /index2.html   (558 words)

Mera Punjab......................Mera Bhi Tu hay These are the riverain area, the canal irrigated area and the Cholistan area. The riverain area of the district lies close to the river Indus and Panjnad. To the South West of this area lies the canal irrigated area. www.angelfire.com /crazy/zzaaj/rykhan.html   (235 words)

Chenab river It then merges with the Sutlej River at Uch Sharif to form the Panjnad ('Five Rivers'), which joins the Indus at Mithankot. The river was known to Indians in Vedic period as Asikni or Iskmati and as Acesines to the Ancient Greeks. The Chenab has the same place in the consciousness of the people of the Punjab, as, say the Rhine holds for the Germans, or the Danube for the Austrians and the Hungarians. 123himachal.com /himalayas/chenab.htm   (233 words)

Panjnad Panjnad, East Asia, East Asia (East Asian Physical... Panjnad (Urdu: پنجند) is located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is an agriculture area along the Panjnad River. xoomer.alice.it /kipernitina/images05/ubjsjhqcj   (282 words)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Platanista gangetica ssp. minor Pollution may be affecting the viability of the subspecies, especially considering the decline in flushing and dilution due to reduced flows. The Indus River corridor is not highly developed and above the Panjnad River confluence, the habitat is likely to be relatively unpolluted. However, more than 75% of the dolphin population occurs downstream of the confluence with the Panjnad River, which receives a large pollution load from the industrialized cities of the Punjab. www.iucnredlist.org /search/details.php/41757/doc   (1526 words)

dangerto.htm in Business Recorder on August 03, 1995 Meanwhile, big surge of water has passed through the Balloki headworks, now moving towards Sidhnai where the Ravi is in high flood with a rising discharge at 94841 cusecs which may continue for another two days, though, the river is reported to be normal everywhere. The peak in the River Chenab was moving downstream of Sher Shah near Multan and was likely to reach Panjnad by Friday expected to range between 5,00,000 to 5,50,000 cusecs. The River Chenab was flowing at medium flood level except at Panjnad where a rising high flood was recorded with a water discharge of 478475 cusecs while at Marala, Khanki Qadirabad, and Trimmu it showed a water discharge of 1,23,200, 1,38,130, 1,46,392 and 2,61,506 cusecs respectively. www.paksearch.com /br95/Aug/3/dangerto.htm   (406 words)

Pakistan Times | Top Story: Indus rising at Guddu, Sukkur posing Flood threats in Pakistan Water discharge at Trimu and Panjnad was also increasing, which was threatening Mithan Kot and nearby localities. River Jhelum at Mangla, River Chenab at Marala, Khanki and Qadirabad are in low flood level while River Ravi at Panjnad, Jassar, Shahdra and Balloki and River Sutlej at Sidhnai, Gandasinghwala, Bakerke, Sulemanki and Islam are below low flood level. River Chenab is witnessing receding tendency at Marala, Khanki and Qadirabad while it is flowing steadily at Chiniot Bridge. pakistantimes.net /2005/07/12/top1.htm   (824 words)

Kalabagh Dam Starting as a tricklet, it collects rainwater and melting snow from a catchment area of 940.000 sq km to become one of the mightiest rivers of the world, ten times bigger than Colorado River and twice as large as the Nile. On its long voyage of more than 3,000 km it is augmented by 10 major rivers __ Kabul, Swat, Kunhar, Haro and Soan in the northern Frontier Province and Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Bias at Panjnad in the province of Punjab. The ferocious Indus, more than a million cusecs at its peak flood time, passes through 500 km of Sindh province to disperse in the salt water of Arabian Sea. www.sanalist.org /kalabagh/a-5.htm   (1930 words)

Erosion posing threat to Chachran -DAWN - National; September 28, 2006 The situation is also posing a serious danger to the Panjnad canal system, the source of irrigation to thousands of acres of land. In his application faxed to the Punjab chief minister, Save Chachran Society secretary-general Khwaja Khalid Irtiza has pointed out that about 12 feet portion of the spur has almost been washed away. Now land erosion on spur No 1 is going on and if no measures are taken, Chachran Sharif and the Panjnad canal system will be swept away, he said. www.dawn.com /2006/09/28/nat32.htm   (214 words)

1 - Number One News Resource of Pakistan - The News - Jang Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) It requires urgent measures to avoid severe economic and social impacts on the lives of millions of poor farmers through interruption of irrigation on millions of acres of irrigated land." The project will ensure irrigation of the cultivated lands in the area of the Muzaffargarh and Dera Ghazi Khan canals, and through the Taunsa-Panjnad Link Canal that supplements the water supply to Panjnad Headworks canals. In addition to rehabilitating and strengthening the Taunsa Barrage and associated structures, this project will renovate and modernise gates, hoists and operating and control facilities; improve operation and maintenance capability; and, rehabilitate design studies for other barrages in Punjab. jang.com.pk /thenews/mar2005-daily/17-03-2005/business/b2.htm   (438 words)

Indus River Delta, Pakistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) Fed by snowmelt and glacial meltwater from the mountains of the Tibet Plateau, the Indus River flows 1900 miles (3055 kilometers) before emptying into the Arabian Sea. After leaving the Tibet Plateau, the river flows onto the Punjab Plains of western Pakistan and through a vast alluvial lowland where it receives its major tributary, the Panjnad (five streams), which carries the united waters of the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej. In this severely arid landscape, the rivers form precarious strips of fertile land. www.globalcoordinate.com /items/3755.aspx   (225 words)

The Nation He explained that Indus carries discharges of Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi and Sutlej Rivers at Guddu Barrage. He said station upstream Guddu Barrage on Indus is Taunsa Barrage and Panjnad on other rivers. The coinciding period of the discharge coming from Taunsa and Panjnad is nearly the same, he pointed out and said the discharge expected from Taunsa on 06-07-2005, is 425,000 cusecs and 25,000 from Panjnad. www.nation.com.pk /daily/july-2005/3/nationalnews8.php   (697 words)

Pakistan Locations List - Panjkotwala Toba to Panjudero Panjnad Canal, Punjab, Irrigation Canal, Long: 71.01667 Lat: 29.35 Panjnad Main Canal, Punjab, Irrigation Canal, Long: 71.01667 Lat: 29.35 Panjnad River, Punjab, Stream, Long: 70.5 Lat: 28.95 www.traveljournals.net /explore/pakistan/locations/p/27.html   (472 words)

The Nation ISLAMABAD - Punjab and Sindh have entered into a controversy over water for low riparians ahead of Taunsa Barrage closure for repair by mid-December 2005, The Nation has learnt. Sindh, the sources maintained, has demanded that Punjab bears all losses as water will be provided to it along with Balochistan province from Mangla Dam via Panjnad, a long distance in comparison with Indus zone, in these ten weeks when repair work is to be carried out at Taunsa Barrage. It proposed that these losses be adjusted in Sindh and Balochistan water shares,” the sources in Indus River System Authority (IRSA) said. www.nation.com.pk /daily/nov-2005/27/index4.php   (325 words)

WB provides US$123m loan to rehabilitate, Taunsa barrage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) It requires urgent measures to avoid severe economic and social impacts on the lives of millions of poor farmers through interruption of irrigation on millions of acres of irrigated land." The project will ensure irrigation of the cultivated lands in the area of the Muzaffargarh and Dera Ghazi Khan canals, and through the Taunsa-Panjnad Link Canal that supplements the water supply to Panjnad Headworks canals. In addition to rehabilitating and strengthening the Taunsa Barrage and associated structures, this project will renovate and modernize gates, hoists and operating and control facilities; improve operation and maintenance capability; and rehabilitate design studies for other barrages in Punjab. www.paktribune.com /news/print.php?id=97931   (410 words)

Gulf Times – Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper - Pakistan/Afghanistan PESHAWAR: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli yesterday said the government is planning to launch four separate channels of Pakistan Television (PTV) to facilitate promotion of regional languages and cultures. Talking to newsmen at a luncheon, the minister said the proposed channels - Abaseen, Panjnad, Mehran and Bolan - would be a part of the PTV, but they would have more time for the coverage of socio-political and cultural activities in their regional languages. She said promotion of regional languages would strengthen the cause of rural development and good governance in the provinces. www.gulf-times.com /site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=54125&version=1&template_id=41&parent_id=23   (793 words)

The Daily Mail - Daily News from Pakistan - Newspaper from Pakistan Sources said after passing flood water from Trimmu, the water will take further three to four days to enter in Panjnad. Similarly, the flood water of Chenab will reach Guddu and than Sukkur with low range after passing from Panjnad. An IRSA official said the authority has planned an adjustment of release of water at major reservoirs to control flood water particularly at Tarbela and Mangla. www.dailymailnews.com /200507/10/news/102.html   (874 words)

South Asian Media Network Chashma Barrage: To facilitate the Indus Water Treaty, Chashma Barrage was constructed in 1971 with a design of discharge capacity of 1.1 million cusecs. Taunsa Barrage: Constructed in 1959 with a design discharge capacity of 750,000 cusecs to irrigate the Panjnad-Abbasia canals through the Panjnad Link Canal. Structures on the River: Panjnad Barrage and Trimu Barrage-at the confluence of river Jhelum southasianmedia.net /majorIssue/left_article.cfm?MajorIssue=65&colname=1&artId=314   (1043 words)

HIMAL SOUTH ASIAN | July 2002 | Reoprt | Water wars By the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 the consumptive use of the former has been given over to India, while that of the latter has been awarded to Pakistan. Before the Indus reaches the province of Sindh, the five rivers of the Punjab (Jhelum and Chenab and the three eastern rivers, the Ravi, Sutlej and Beas) merge below the Panjnad head-works. Dramatic engineering changes were initiated over the next many decades, particularly after the treaty was signed in 1960. www.himalmag.com /2002/july/report_4.html   (2771 words)

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