Taunsa Barrage
E798898
Taunsa Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River in Punjab, Pakistan, crucial for regional agriculture and water management.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taunsa Barrage canonical | 2 |
| Taunsa Barrage on the Indus River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9440281 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taunsa Barrage Context triple: [Dera Ghazi Khan, hasNearbyFeature, Taunsa Barrage]
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A.
Tajewala Barrage
Tajewala Barrage was an older irrigation and water diversion structure on the Yamuna River in Haryana, India, that was eventually superseded by the modern Hathni Kund Barrage.
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B.
Hathni Kund Barrage
Hathni Kund Barrage is a major diversion and flood-control structure on the Yamuna River in the Indian state of Haryana, crucial for regulating water supply to northern India.
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C.
Ranjit Sagar Dam
Ranjit Sagar Dam is a major multipurpose hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Ravi River in northern India.
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D.
Kota Barrage
Kota Barrage is a major irrigation and water-regulation dam located near Kota in Rajasthan, India, built across the Chambal River.
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E.
Jobra Barrage
Jobra Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Mahanadi River near Cuttack in Odisha, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taunsa Barrage Target entity description: Taunsa Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River in Punjab, Pakistan, crucial for regional agriculture and water management.
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A.
Tajewala Barrage
Tajewala Barrage was an older irrigation and water diversion structure on the Yamuna River in Haryana, India, that was eventually superseded by the modern Hathni Kund Barrage.
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B.
Hathni Kund Barrage
Hathni Kund Barrage is a major diversion and flood-control structure on the Yamuna River in the Indian state of Haryana, crucial for regulating water supply to northern India.
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C.
Ranjit Sagar Dam
Ranjit Sagar Dam is a major multipurpose hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Ravi River in northern India.
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D.
Kota Barrage
Kota Barrage is a major irrigation and water-regulation dam located near Kota in Rajasthan, India, built across the Chambal River.
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E.
Jobra Barrage
Jobra Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Mahanadi River near Cuttack in Odisha, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barrage
ⓘ
irrigation structure ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Indus Basin irrigation system in Pakistan ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| designedFor | multi-purpose river regulation ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
contributes to food production in Punjab
ⓘ
supports irrigation-based livelihoods ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact | alters Indus River flow regime near Taunsa ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
divert river water into canals
ⓘ
reduce downstream flood risk ⓘ regulate seasonal river flows ⓘ |
| hasRole | key control point on the Indus River ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | critical for water distribution in southern Punjab ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | hydraulic engineering structure ⓘ |
| isInfrastructureOf | Pakistan’s water resources management system ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Pakistan’s large dams and barrages network ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Pakistan ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Dera Ghazi Khan District ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ |
| locatedNearCity | Taunsa ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Indus River ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | Punjab Irrigation Department ⓘ |
| partOfRiverSystem | Indus Basin irrigation system ⓘ |
| purpose |
canal diversion
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ irrigation ⓘ water regulation ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Dera Ghazi Khan District
ⓘ
Muzaffargarh District ⓘ
linked to:
Muzaffargarh
Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ |
| supportsAgricultureInRegion |
Dera Ghazi Khan Division
ⓘ
southern Punjab ⓘ
linked to:
southern Punjab, Pakistan
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| usedFor |
regional agriculture
ⓘ
water management ⓘ |
| waterSource | Indus River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taunsa Barrage Description of subject: Taunsa Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River in Punjab, Pakistan, crucial for regional agriculture and water management.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Taunsa Barrage