{"id":2410,"date":"2025-10-07T13:02:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T08:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wapda.gov.pk\/?p=2410"},"modified":"2025-10-07T13:03:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T08:03:20","slug":"kachhi-canal-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wapda.gov.pk\/?p=2410","title":{"rendered":"Kachhi Canal Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image alignright uagb-block-e3f86f98 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-right\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wapda.gov.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kachi-canal.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-2411\" width=\"250\" height=\"157\" title=\"kachi canal\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Off takes from Taunsa Barrage,&nbsp;Punjab:&nbsp;Muzaffargarh, D.G.Khan, Rajanpur Districts.&nbsp;Balochistan:&nbsp;Dera Bugti, Nasirabad, Bolan, Jhal Magsi Districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main aim of the project is to irrigate Agricultural production, resulting in a boost to the economy, improvements in the physical environment including the atmosphere, climate, land, and water, improvement in the quality of life due to betterment in socio-cultural and socio-economic conditions. Crop benefits of Rs. 5 Billion per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Salient Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Length of Main Canal<\/strong><\/td><td>500 km (Phase-I 403 km), 391 km (Lined) in Punjab and Balochistan Provinces<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Canal Capacity<\/strong><\/td><td>6,000 cusecs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Length of Branches, Distributaries, and Minors<\/strong><\/td><td>1,500 km (Phase-I 105 km)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Cultivable Command Area<\/strong><\/td><td>713,000 acres (Phase-I = 102,000 out of which 72,000 acres, District Dera Bugti Completed)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Off takes from Taunsa Barrage,&nbsp;Punjab:&nbsp;Muzaffargarh, D.G.Khan, Rajanpur Districts.&nbsp;Balochistan:&nbsp;Dera Bugti, Nasirabad, Bolan, Jhal Magsi Districts. 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