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Ferozepur Headworks

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Ferozepur Headworks (also called Ferozepur Barrage and Hussainiwala Headworks) is a barrage on Sutlej River, 10 km northwest of Firozpur in Punjab, India, close to the India–Pakistan border. It was constructed in British India in 1922, and fed three canals: Dipalpur Canal in present-day Pakistani Punjab, Eastern Canal in present-day Indian Punjab and Ganga Canal that irrigates parts of Rajasthan. After the partition of India, the headworks fell in Indian Punjab, which shut off water to Dipalpur Canal during the Indo-Pakistani water dispute of 1948. Subsequently, Pakistan constructed the BRB Canal to bring waters from the Chenab River to the Sutlej basin, and connected it to the Dipalpur Canal. The allocation of waters of the Indus river system was agreed between the two countries in the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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