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	SUKKUR - LoveToKnow Article on SUKKUR
		Sukkur has always commanded the trade of Sind, and the river is now crossed by a cantilever bridge carrying the North-Western railway to Kotri.
		The DISTRICT or SUKKUR was created in 1901 out of part of Shikarpur district, the remainder of which was formed into the district of Larkana.
		The population in 1901 was 523,345, showing an increase of 10% in the decade.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SU/SUKKUR.htm (221 words)

	Failure of A Gate of Sukkur Barrage A Lesson For The Future
		This culture abruptly declined as the river Indus changed its course, deserting the central alluvial planes, of Sindh and swinging too far, either to the east or to the west of the plains, wherefrom water could not reach the irrigated tracts as those were at higher level than the new bed of the river.
		Sukkur Barrage met the obstacles of labor (32,000 laborers for 10 years and 77,000 laborers for 5 months a year and over 10 years) by use of machines.
		Sukkur Barrage is meant to maintain the desired level of water on the upstream side of river Indus called as pond.
	www.panhwar.com /Article28.htm (6069 words)

	SIND - LoveToKnow Article on SIND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The inundation canals of the Indus have, therefore, been carried to a high degree of perfection, though the water of the river cannot be fully utilized until the proposed barrage is constructed at Sukkur.
		The Indus is twice bridged: at Rohri where the main line crosses the river and a branch goes off to Quetta; and at Kotri, opposite Hyderabad, whence a narrow-gauge line was opened into Rajputana in 1900, and another branch runs S. to Budin in the delta.
		The invasion was by sea, from the mouth of the Indus; and for nearly three centuries Sind remained nominally subject to the Arab caliphs.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SI/SIND.htm (2584 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sukkur (Pakistan And Bangladesh Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		It is an important commercial and industrial city and a center for trade with Afghanistan.
		Modern Sukkur was built by the British general Sir Charles Napier in the 1840s.
		Sukkur Barrage, a dam across the Indus, controls one of the largest irrigation systems in the world.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Sukkur.html (194 words)

	Disastrous Impacts of
		In the west of the area the Indus alluvial meet the piedmont alluvial, associated with the Khirthar Hills to the west and the Katchhi Plain and Muree Bugti Hills to the North.
		The purpose of the MNVD was principally to carry flood flows from the hill torrents and escape flows from the canals.
		The water of Indus river downstream Kotri barrage is not only used for irrigation purpose but the same is used for drinking purpose by about 11 lack 51 thousand urban population of Hyderabad city including the total urban and rural population of 28 lac 40 thousand of the district.
	www.sanalist.org /kalabagh/D-5.htm (2898 words)

	MSN Encarta - Indus
		Indus, river of Asia, formed in western Tibet (an autonomous region of China) by the confluence of the glacial streams from the Himalayas.
		The Indus enters the Pakistani province of Punjab 1304 km (810 mi) from its source, and, at a point 77 km (48 mi) farther, it becomes navigable as a result of its junction with the Kābul River from Afghanistan.
		Historically, the Indus River valley is important as the cradle of the ancient Indus civilization, which, with Mesopotamia and Egypt, was one of the earliest civilizations (see Indus Valley Civilization).
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761558097/Indus.html (248 words)

	Seepage of water from river Indus ...........
		Indus erodes the soils in its upper reaches and carries large quantities of silt with it in suspension.
		Because of changes in the course of the river Indus and continuous deposit of silt in the Indus Plains average rise in the level of the alluvial plains settlements once abandoned are buried under silt.
		Sadoman (Sehwan) on Aral branch of the Indus.
	www.panhwar.com /Article56.htm (5335 words)

	River Dolphin
		Indus River Dolphins are grey-brown in colour, sometimes with a pinkish belly, and measure between 1.5 and 2.5m in length, weighing a maximum of 90kg.
		The Indus River dolphin was apparently formerly common and distributed throughout the Indus River system in Pakistan, from the Himalayan foothills to the mouth of the Indus, and in the main tributaries - Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej - from the hills to their junction with the Indus.
		As a result, by the 1970's the abundance and distribution of the Indus River dolphin had significantly declined, and most of the remaining population was concentrated between two of the barrages, the Sukkur and Guddu barrages in Sind Province.
	www.wildlifeofpakistan.com /RiverDolphin.html (699 words)

	FWO — Building the Indus Link
		Indus Link which is also known as the Lower Indus Right Bank (LIRB) Irrigation and Drainage Project is located on the right bank of River Indus within districts of Larkana, Shikarpur, Dadu and Jacobabad.
		Indus Link 1 (IL-1) was initially contracted to a Chinese firm for construction but due to certain problems, the Chinese firm could not complete it and abandoned the work halfway, leaving a major portion of this section incomplete.
		Indus Link 2 (IL-2) is the portion of the link between villages of Lashani and Absani (between RD 22+017 and RD 52+779).
	www.pakistaneconomist.com /issue2000/issue44/i&e3.htm (1954 words)

	KHAMSIN - LoveToKnow Article on KHAMSIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Like other parts of Sind, Khairpur consists of a great alluvial plain, very rich and fertile in the neighborhood of the Indus and the irrigation canals, the remaining area being a continuous series of sand-hill ridges covered with a stunted brushwood, where cultivation is altogether impossible.
		The state is watered by five canals drawn off from the Indus, besides the Eastern Nara, a canal which follows an old bed of the Indus.
		In 1832 the individuality of the Khairpur state was recognized by the British government in a treaty under which the use of the river Indus and the roads of Sind were secured.
	65.1911encyclopedia.org /K/KH/KHAMSIN.htm (358 words)

	Daily Development News
		SUKKUR: Some 120 villages of Sukkur and Ghotki situated between Guddu and Sukkur barrages have been inundated due to increase in the flow of water in the Indus river on Monday.
		According to Irrigation sources, for the last nine years there were no floods in the river Indus, therefore, many people had established villages near the river, and these villages were affected badly, as the villagers, despite timely information by the irrigation officials, had failed to save their households and suffered huge losses.
		Medium level flood was recorded in the Indus at Chashma with a water discharge of 446,242 cusecs after the authorities decreased the outflow of water from Tarbela dam.
	asp.isb.sdnpk.org /search_detail1.asp?newsID_form=46737 (1023 words)

	Sukkur - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase
		It is located on the west bank of the Indus River and has a small but busy central bazaar in the city which attracts people from all over the province.
		Sukkur is also the narrowest point of the lower Indus which is why it was where the English made the first barrage, the Lloyd Barrage in 1932.
		Seven canals were dug to distribute water to all parts of the province which eventually led to Pakistan having longest irrigation system of the world with 38,000 miles of irrigation canals.
	www.indopedia.org /Sukkur.html (262 words)

	Indus Dolphin Rescue Drive from 15th
		The sources said shortage of water and food and the current repair work on the Sukkur Barrage were the main reasons for the stranding of the aquatic mammals, which belong to the family Delphinidae and are related to the tooth whales.
		The "Blind Indus Dolphin Rescue," a $50,000 UNDP fund, is helping the Sindh Wildlife Department to rescue the endangered species, the sources said.
		Many Indus dolphins slip into canals from the river during flood seasons, or at the time of the opening of barrage gates, and become stranded.
	www.wwfpak.org /7-12-04dolphin.php (506 words)

	SUKKUR: 48pc shortage of water in Indus -DAWN - Local; 15 December, 2004
		SUKKUR, Dec 14: The River Indus is facing 48 per cent shortage of water and the shortage can increase to 65 per cent by Jan 25 which will severly affect Rabi crops.
		He said all canals of the Sukkur Barrage, except for the Rice Canal, would get 17,500 cusecs of water from Dec 19 to Dec 30 which would be sufficient for wheat crops in the area.
		SUKKUR BARRAGE: Sindh Corps Commander Lt-Gen Athar Ali Khan and Pano Aqil cantonment General Officer Commanding Maj-Gen Ahmad Nawaz Saleem Mela on Tuesday visited the Sukkur Barrage and reviewed the progress of repair work of the barrage.
	www.dawn.com /2004/12/15/local34.htm (370 words)

	IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Platanista gangetica ssp. minor
		Given the rapid escalation in demand for water from the Indus and the likely associated degradation and loss of habitat for the subspecies, it is reasonable and precautionary to estimate that a 20% or greater reduction in population size is likely to occur in the next two generations (20—40 years).
		The most recent and comprehensive assessment of the Indus Dolphin population was a survey of their entire range conducted in March and April 2001 that resulted in a minimum abundance estimate of 965 dolphins (based on the sum of best estimates of group size of all sightings).
		Indus River dolphins generally occur in the deepest river channel and are less common in secondary channels and small braids (Bhatti and Pilleri 1982, Braulik 2003).
	www.redlist.org /search/details.php?species=41757 (2164 words)

	Sukkur, Pakistan, Pictures
		Sukkur, city, southeastern Pakistan, in Sind Province, on the Indus River.
		Sukkur is the site of a technical school and of the Sukkur Industrial Trading Estate, which supplies local products to factories.
		To the south is Sukkur Barrage (about 1525 m/5000 ft long), one of the world's largest dams, built from 1923 to 1932.
	www.greatestcities.com /Asia/Pakistan/Sukkur_city.html?redir=1 (232 words)

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		As a result of the very gentle gradient of the Indus in the Punjab and Sind, and the enormous quantity of detritus borne downstream, the river bed is raised above the level of the surrounding plains.
		Fauna The Indus dolphin Platanista indi (E) is a blind cetacean endemic to the Indus River and found in greatest numbers between Guddu and Sukkur barrages.
		The status of the Indus dolphin further upstream in Punjab Province, however, is critical and it has been recommended that the adjacent stretch of the Indus from above Guddu Barrage to Taunsa Barrage be established as a reserve (Pilleri and Bhatti, 1980; Khan and Niazi, 1989).
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/0809v.htm (960 words)

	Wal- und Delphinarten: Ganges-Delphin
		In the Indus, about 40-45% of the dolphin population is found at junctions of tributaries with the mainstream, at least during the dry season, presumably being attracted to these areas by concentrations of prey (Reeves and Brownell, 1989, and refs.
		Ghazi-Gariala (Barotha) Dam in the upper Indus) and from increasing extraction from aquifers.
		Indus: According to the Scientific Committee of the IWC (IWC, 2000) the dramatic decline in the range of the species, from the historical distribution of approximately 3,500 km of river length to a range of less than 700 km of river length (Reeves et al.
	www.marine-mammals.de /species/whale/ganges.htm (4339 words)

	Sindh -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sindh (Sind) is one of the four provinces of (A Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947) Pakistan.
		The Indus civilization was very urbanized, with planned cities, a drainage system, and a binary system of weights and a system of tax collection.
		In 1700 BC, Aryans came to this part of the world and it was known that beyond Sindh to the east was "Deserta inconeta," or unknown desert.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/Si/Sindh.htm (752 words)

	Animal Info - Indus River Dolphin
		It was found from the Himalayan foothills to the mouth of the Indus, and in the main tributaries from the hills to their junction with the Indus.
		When the Indus was a free-flowing river, the Indus River dolphin would migrate upstream into the smaller tributaries during the monsoon rains and migrate downstream to the main channels in the dry season.
		In the Indus, about 40-45% of the dolphin population is found at junctions of tributaries with the mainstream, at least during the dry season, presumably being attracted to these areas by concentrations of prey.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/cetacean/platmino.htm (1176 words)

	Sindh
		As you cross the Indus on the Sukkur Barrage.
		Sukkur surrounded by luxuriant growth of date palms grown from seeds carelessly thrown about by Arab conquerors, Sukkur has been referred by early British writers as "Victoria on Indus".
		Sukkur is a holy place full of mausoleums of saints.
	www.geocities.com /jamshedt/Sukkur.htm (329 words)

	Sukkur Travel, History and hotel info
		Sukkur is the central city of Sind province, It is located on the west bank of the River Indus.
		Sukkur is also the narrowest point of the lower Indus.
		Visit the Shrine of War Mubarak Near Rohri Railway station towards Sukkur this Shrines holds a holy Hair of Prophet Mohammed PBUH Later drive to the island of Bakhar and visit The shrine of Khwaja Khizar well known as Zinda Pir (Living Saint) He was a Sufi who became famous among the local people.
	www.travel-culture.com /pakistan/sukkur.shtml (790 words)

	HIMAL SOUTH ASIAN \| October 2002 \| Report \| What’s in a name
		Known to locals as the bhulan, the Indus susu is today mainly confined to a 100-mile stretch of fresh water between two artificial constructions, the Guddu and the Sukkur barrages, across the lower Indus in the province of Sindh, Pakistan.
		Cyt-b is an ancient gene that occurs in the mitochondria of all nucleated organisms.
		The construction of three irrigation barrages, completed at Sukkur in 1932, at Kotri in 1955, and at Guddu in 1969, greatly reduced the volume of water in the river, causing the dry-season range of movement of the dolphins to shrink.
	www.himalmag.com /2002/october/report_3.htm (898 words)

	Sukkur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sukkur is the name of a number of places, including the following:
		Sukkur is the central city of Sindh province in Pakistan.
		Sukkur is also the narrowest point of the lower Indus River and the site of a large dam known as the Sukkur Barrage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sukkur (136 words)

	GREATPRO.htm in Business Recorder on April 04, 1996
		Construction of Sukkur Bypass and bridge over River Indus is one of the most important projects of the National Highway Authority, Ministry of Communications, which will not only prepare the ground for a prosperous Sindh but it will also cast far-reaching effects on the all round development of the country.
		Sukkur is one of the ancient cities of the Sindh province.
		Sukkur, after Karachi and Hyderabad, is the third big city of the Sindh and the expanding economics have turned it into a trade-centre.
	www.paksearch.com /br96/Apr/4/GREATPRO.htm (1337 words)

	[Eco-list] SUKKUR: Blind dolphin rescued (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		SUKKUR: Blind dolphin rescued The Dawn, By Our Correspondent, 15/9/2002 http://www.dawn.com/2002/09/15/local19.htm SUKKUR, Sept 14: A young male blind dolphin of the Indus, who was found stranded in a tributary canal in Dadu district, was rescued and released into its natural habitat in the river at Sukkur Barrage.
		The survival of the Indus blind dolphin, one of the endangered species, is being assured by the Sindh Wildlife Department.
		It was brought back to the River Indus at Sukkur Barrage where it was safely released on Sept 13 after being measured and weighed.
	lists.isb.sdnpk.org /pipermail/eco-list/2002-September/002862.html (309 words)

	Pakistan Observer - Newspaper online edition - July 13, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Lahore/Peshawar/Sukkur—The river Indus at Guddu barrage is in high flood with falling tendency while the river Kabul at Nowshera and the river Swat at Munda are in high flood with rising tendency.
		According to Flood Warning Centre, the river Indus is in medium-to-high flood at Sukkur, medium flood at Kalabagh and Chashma and low-to-medium flood at Tarbela with rising tendency.
		Indus River at Attock and Chashma, Kabul River at Warsak, Swat River at Amandara, Kaitu River at Spinwam and Indus River at Bunji were in medium flood, where the discharge of water was 418100, 392702, 91085, 37051, 3111 and 268600 cusecs respectively.
	www.pakobserver.net /200507/13/news/topstories12.asp (714 words)

	The Daily Mail - Daily News from Pakistan - Newspaper from Pakistan
		SE Sukkur Barrage, Muhammad Haroon Memon, who is supervising the flood control arrangements in the absence of Chief Engineer Muhammad Nawaz Memon, said that round the clock vigil was being maintained at all the sensitive protective bunds on the right bank of Indus river in the jurisdiction of Sukkur Barrage.
		Sukkur Barrage had the designed capacity to discharge 12 lac cusecs, and referring to the peak flood discharge position of yesteryears, he added, 8 to 10 lac cusecs had managed to pass through Sukkur Barrage in 1955, 1960, 1964, 1970, 1973, and 1992.
		SE Haroon Memon said that because Sukkur Barrage is the biggest source to meet the agriculture needs of almost half of Sindh as well as some parts of Balochistan, therefore maximum attention and care has to be made to safeguard and protect its structure.
	dailymailnews.com /200507/06/news/107.html (794 words)

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