Indus Basin Irrigation System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Indus_Basin_Irrigation_System

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Irrigation system
gptkbp:alternativeName	gptkb:IBIS
gptkbp:built	19th century
gptkbp:dam	gptkb:Chashma_Barrage gptkb:Tarbela_Dam gptkb:Mangla_Dam
gptkbp:establishedBy	gptkb:British_colonial_administration
gptkbp:feedSystem	gptkb:Beas_River gptkb:Chenab_River gptkb:Sutlej_River gptkb:Ravi_River gptkb:Jhelum_River gptkb:Indus_River
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Indus Basin Irrigation System
gptkbp:IndusWatersTreatyParties	gptkb:India gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:IndusWatersTreatyYear	1960
gptkbp:irrigatedArea	over 16 million hectares
gptkbp:largestIrrigationSystem	world
gptkbp:lengthOfCanals	over 60,000 km
gptkbp:lengthOfWatercourses	over 1.6 million km
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:mainBarrages	gptkb:Chashma_Barrage gptkb:Guddu_Barrage gptkb:Jinnah_Barrage gptkb:Kotri_Barrage gptkb:Sukkur_Barrage gptkb:Taunsa_Barrage gptkb:Trimmu_Barrage gptkb:Balloki_Barrage gptkb:Marala_Barrage gptkb:Sidhnai_Barrage gptkb:Qadirabad_Barrage
gptkbp:mainCanals	gptkb:Haveli_Canal gptkb:Lower_Bari_Doab_Canal gptkb:Sidhnai_Canal gptkb:Sutlej_Valley_Project gptkb:Upper_Bari_Doab_Canal
gptkbp:managedBy	gptkb:Water_and_Power_Development_Authority
gptkbp:modernization	gptkb:Indus_Waters_Treaty
gptkbp:purpose	flood control hydroelectric power agricultural irrigation
gptkbp:servesArea	gptkb:Punjab Balochistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sindh
gptkbp:significance	backbone of Pakistan's agriculture
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Chashma_Reservoir gptkb:Indus_River_basin gptkb:First_Level_Canal gptkb:Second_Level_Canal gptkb:CJ_Link_Canal gptkb:Dadu_Canal gptkb:Harike_Barrage gptkb:Muzaffargarh_Canal gptkb:Pat_Feeder_Canal gptkb:Pinyari_Canal gptkb:Rohri_Canal gptkb:Tarbela_Reservoir
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7