Trimmu Barrage is a barrage on the River Chenab in the Jhang District of the Punjabprovince of Pakistan. It is situated downstream of the confluence of the River Jhelum and River Chenab. It is situated some 25 km from the city of Jhang near the village of Atharan Hazari where the River Jhelumflows into the River Chenab.Trimmu Barrage is used to control water flow into the River Chenab for irrigation and flood control purposes.
Trimmu Barrage was constructed between 1937 and 1939 by English engineer. Its name was changed later. Primarily as a flood control mechanism to protect the city of Jhang from floods. The arched grid iron's bridge section is integrated with several protective bands. This barrage is undergone several Upgradation like new gates construction, previous gates maintaince. LTV is allowed at specific hours while HTV is Completely ban till completion of Barrage 30 June 2020.
Trimmu Barrage
The Chenab River (Hindi: chinaab; Punjabi: cenab; Urdu: چناب) is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It rises in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh state, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of Punjab, Pakistan, before flowing into the Indus Rivernear the city of Uch Sharif. The waters of the Chenab were allocated to Pakistan under the terms of the Indus Waters Treaty.[3][4]
The river is formed by the confluence of two rivers, Chandra and Bhaga, at Tandi, 8 km southwest of Keylong, in the Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The Bhaga river originates from Surya taal lake, which is situated a few kilometers east of the Bara-lacha la pass in Himachal Pradesh. The Chandra river originates from glaciers east of the same pass.[5] This pass also acts as a water-divide between these two rivers.[6] The Chandra river transverses 115 km (71 mi) before the confluence. The Bhaga river transverses through narrow gorges a distance of 60 km (37 mi) before the confluence at Tandi.[7]
Name
The Chenab river was called Asikni (Sanskrit in the Rigveda (VIII.20.25, X.75.5). The name meant that it was seen to have dark-coloured waters.[8][9] The term Krishana is also found in the Atharvaveda.[10] A later form of Askikni was Iskamati (Sanskrit [citation needed] and the Greek form was Ancient Greek: Ἀκεσίνης - Akesínes; Latinized to Acesines.[11][8][9]
History
The river was known to Indians in the Vedic period[14][15][16] In 325 BC, Alexander the Greatallegedly founded the town of Alexandria on the Indus (present day Uch Sharif or Mithankot or Chacharan in Pakistan) at the confluence of the Indus and the combined stream of Punjab rivers (currently known as the Panjnad River.
The river is formed by the confluence of two rivers, Chandra and Bhaga, at Tandi, 8 km southwest of Keylong, in the Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The Bhaga river originates from Surya taal lake, which is situated a few kilometers east of the Bara-lacha la pass in Himachal Pradesh. The Chandra river originates from glaciers east of the same pass.[5] This pass also acts as a water-divide between these two rivers.[6] The Chandra river transverses 115 km (71 mi) before the confluence. The Bhaga river transverses through narrow gorges a distance of 60 km (37 mi) before the confluence at Tandi.[7]
Name
The Chenab river was called Asikni (Sanskrit in the Rigveda (VIII.20.25, X.75.5). The name meant that it was seen to have dark-coloured waters.[8][9] The term Krishana is also found in the Atharvaveda.[10] A later form of Askikni was Iskamati (Sanskrit [citation needed] and the Greek form was Ancient Greek: Ἀκεσίνης - Akesínes; Latinized to Acesines.[11][8][9]
History
The river was known to Indians in the Vedic period[14][15][16] In 325 BC, Alexander the Greatallegedly founded the town of Alexandria on the Indus (present day Uch Sharif or Mithankot or Chacharan in Pakistan) at the confluence of the Indus and the combined stream of Punjab rivers (currently known as the Panjnad River.
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