Jalalpur Canal | Pind Dadan Khan I Jhelum I A 128-Year-Old Dream, Still an Unfinished Reality

#jhelum #mandibahauddin #pinddadankhan Jalalpur Canal | Pind Dadan Khan I Jhelum I A 128-Year-Old Dream, Still an Unfinished Reality Special Thanks: Muhammad Ali ‪@Explorewithalibhai‬ Music: Binu Kumar, Kerala, India ‪@SoundSFX‬ (Under License) For Support: Buy Me a Coffee buymeacoffee.com/gilanilogs Syed Zulfiqar Arshad Gilani Easy Paisa: 0321 875 5750 IBAN: PK22TMFB0000000091196140 Standard Chartered Bank A/C 01714038001 Swift Code: SCBLPKKXXXX IBAN: PK36SCBL0000001714038001 Bank Alfalah A/C 5501 5000422906 Swift Code: ALFHPKKAXXX IBAN: PK06ALFH5501005000422906 #historicalplaces #heritagepakistan #pakistanhistory #pakistantourism #historyofpakistan #pakistanheritage #pakistan #travelpakistan #pakistantour #historyvlogs For 128 years, a 117-kilometre canal has been waiting to become a reality. The Jalalpur Canal is one of the most remarkable irrigation projects in Pakistan, not only because of its scale but because of the extraordinary history behind it. Its story goes back to the British period, when Rasul Headworks was planned on the River Jhelum. The old Rasul Headworks was completed in 1901, and the idea of taking water towards the dry lands of Pind Dadan Khan and Khushab was considered long before the present project took shape. In this vlog, I travel to the historic Old Rasul Headworks and then to the modern Rasul Barrage, tracing the evolution of one of Pakistan’s most ambitious irrigation schemes. I also explore the route of the Jalalpur Canal and the landscape of Lillah, Pind Dadan Khan, Khewra, Khushab and the Salt Range. The present Jalalpur Irrigation Project has an equally fascinating modern history. An initial feasibility study was carried out in 1992–93, revised in 2010, and followed by a new feasibility study in 2014–15. After decades of planning, physical construction finally began in December 2019. The Jalalpur Canal is a non-perennial canal designed primarily to operate during the Kharif season. Its main canal is approximately 117 kilometers long and has a designed capacity of about 1,348 cusecs. The project includes 23 distributaries and 10 minors, creating an irrigation network of roughly 210 kilometers. The project is intended to irrigate around 170,000 acres of agricultural land in the rain-fed areas of Jhelum and Khushab districts. It will also provide drinking water to settlements in the region. Flood-control and drainage structures are being constructed to safely carry runoff from the Salt Range and manage floodwater before it reaches the River Jhelum. The story of Jalalpur Canal is therefore much more than the construction of another canal. It is the story of an idea that survived changing governments, economic difficulties, technical challenges and more than a century of delay. From Old Rasul Headworks to Rasul Barrage, and from the River Jhelum towards the dry lands of Pind Dadan Khan and Khushab, this journey explores the history, geography and engineering behind a 128-year-old dream that is finally taking shape. The Jalalpur Irrigation Project is being developed with financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank. #JalalpurCanal #RasulBarrage #RasulHeadworks #JhelumRiver #PindDadanKhan #Khushab #Khewra #Lillah #SaltRange #PakistanIrrigation Follow us on: Facebook:   / gilanilogs   Twitter:   / gilanilogs   Instagram:   / zulfiqargil.  . WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBl...