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    Visit Report Of: Civil Engineering Department

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    This document summarizes a visit by civil engineering students to Taunsa Barrage on the Indus River in Pakistan. The objectives of the visit were to understand water resources, structures like barrages, and how water is controlled and diverted for irrigation. Key points learned include how the barrage diverts water into canals, its importance for irrigation and drinking water, and purpose of silt excavators to prevent blockages. Students observed the barrage's design and mechanics, and gained knowledge on barrages' advantages and role in water utilization and management.

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    This document summarizes a visit by civil engineering students to Taunsa Barrage on the Indus River in Pakistan. The objectives of the visit were to understand water resources, structures like barrages, and how water is controlled and diverted for irrigation. Key points learned include how the barrage diverts water into canals, its importance for irrigation and drinking water, and purpose of silt excavators to prevent blockages. Students observed the barrage's design and mechanics, and gained knowledge on barrages' advantages and role in water utilization and management.

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    This document summarizes a visit by civil engineering students to Taunsa Barrage on the Indus River in Pakistan. The objectives of the visit were to understand water resources, structures like barrages, and how water is controlled and diverted for irrigation. Key points learned include how the barrage diverts water into canals, its importance for irrigation and drinking water, and purpose of silt excavators to prevent blockages. Students observed the barrage's design and mechanics, and gained knowledge on barrages' advantages and role in water utilization and management.

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    Visit Report Of: Civil Engineering Department

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    Ali Farooq
    This document summarizes a visit by civil engineering students to Taunsa Barrage on the Indus River in Pakistan. The objectives of the visit were to understand water resources, structures like barrages, and how water is controlled and diverted for irrigation. Key points learned include how the barrage diverts water into canals, its importance for irrigation and drinking water, and purpose of silt excavators to prevent blockages. Students observed the barrage's design and mechanics, and gained knowledge on barrages' advantages and role in water utilization and management.

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    Civil Engineering Department

    Visit Report
    Of
    Civil eingineering 3rd semester
    Place of visit:

    TAUNSA BARRAGE
    GROUP MEMBERS:

     ZAIN UL HASSAN CVE 172006


     MEHTAB ALI CVE 172041
     ARHAM YASEEN CVE 172001
     ANSAR SHAHZAD CVE 172031
     AMNA PAKEEZA CVE 172036
     MARIA KHALID CVE 172028
     SAHREEN FAROOQ CVE 172045
    OBJECTIVES OF VISIT:
     To understand the basic knowledge about the water resources.
     To get awareness about the structure of barrages and other water
    resources.
     To develop our understanding about the fluid pressure and velocity
    at the barrage.
     To practically see and observe the water control at barrage i.e.: how
    the direction of water is diverted and converted into canals etc. for
    irrigation purpose.
     To understand the basic purpose of water resources and their
    importance.
     To closely observe all the phenomena of barrage and its functionality
    on the river.
     To learn about the silt excavators, their importance and functionality
    of silt excavator.
    INTRODUCTION OF TAUNSA BARRAGE:
    Taunsa Barrage is a barrage on the INDUS River in Taunsa tehsil of Dera
    Ghazi KhanDistrict, Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated 20 kilometres
    (12 miles) southeast of Taunsa Sharif and 16 kilometres (9.9 miles)
    from Kot Addu. This barrage controls water flow in the River Indus for
    irrigation and flood control purposes. Taunsa Barrage was designed on 22
    March 1996.
    Some pictorial views of Taunsa Barrage are given below:

    This barrage serves 2.351 million acres (951,400 hectares) of land


    besides diverting flows from Indus River to the Chenab
    River through Taunsa-Panjnad Link Canal (TP Link Canal). The barrage
    also serves as an arterial road bridge, a railway bridge, and crossing for
    gas and oil pipelines, telephone line and extra high voltage (EHV)
    transmission lines.

    Taunsa Barrage has been identified as the barrage with the highest


    priority for rehabilitation. It requires urgent measures to avoid severe
    economic and social impacts on the lives of millions of poor farmers
    through interruption of irrigation on two million acres (8,000 km²) and
    drinking water in the rural areas of southern Punjab, benefiting several
    million farmers. Taunsa Barrage is one of the most vulnerable water
    diversion projects built on Indus River.
    This is the view from other side of barrage from where water comes out of barrage.

    The canal system fed by the barrage initially consisted of


    Muzaffargarh and Dera Ghazi Khan Khan canals. The former was
    completed in 1960 and is in operation since then, while the latter although
    opened in 1958 continued to remain underconstruction in some later
    years.

    A view from top of barrage. Mechanical work for gates can easily be observed.
    The bridge constructed over barrage is open for traffic.

    Night view of Taunsa Barrage.


    SILT EXCAVATORS:
    These are the excavators constructed at the bank
    of canals to prevent the passage of silt with water in rivers and canals and hence
    prevent the blockade in the water path. In short they serve as the filters to extract
    silt from the water.

    Pictorial views of silt excavators


    OUTCOME OF VISIT:
    Students observed and studied the working and purpose of barrage and
    learnt how barrages are constructed. We came to know about the advantages
    and need of barrages in Pakistan and all over the world to save and utilize the
    water in many ways. Construction of different canals is also a major purpose of
    barrage construction so that we can change the direction of water and can utilize
    it effectively.
    We came to know about the different types of functionality of the barrage. The
    structure of barrage and design of bank of the rivers and canals was understood
    by the students. We also learnt about the pressure diversion and pressure control
    of water at the barrage. The purpose of fish ladder provided at the barrage was
    observed by the students.
    Barrage building has been one of the most disputed topics affecting the
    environment today. ... While Barrages destroy the nature and people surrounding
    the area in which they are built, they do provide people with water and products
    from water.

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