Nara Canal

The Nara Canal is an excavated waterway in Sindh province, Pakistan. It was built as an excavated channel off the left bank of the Indus River into the course of the old Nara River.^[1] The canal runs from above the Sukkur Barrage through the Khairpur, Sanghar and Tharparkar Districts to the Jamrao Canal.^[2] Nara is the longest canal in Pakistan, running for about 226 mi (364 km). It has a designed capacity of 13,602 cu ft/s (385.2 m³/s), but actually discharges 14,145 cu ft/s (400.5 m³/s). About 2,000,000 acres (8,100 km²) of land are irrigated by this canal.^[3] Within the Khairpur District, the canal and its associated wetlands were made into the Nara Game Reserve in 1972.

References

1. ^ Rehman, S.; et al. (2001). Proposed business plan for pilot farmer organizations: extended project on farmer managed irrigated agriculture in LBOD project area of Sindh Province. IWMI. p. 2. ISBN 929090464X. 
2. ^ Bradnock, Robert W. (1993). South Asian handbook. Travelers world guides. 1992. Trade & Travel Publications. p. 1071. ISBN 0900751401. 
3. ^ Khanzada, December (1997). Preliminary Business Plan for Bareji Distributary. Lahore: Pakistan National Program, International Irrigation Management Institute. p. 2. http://books.google.com/books?id=8zHXv8LUnQoC. Retrieved 2011-03-27.