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DRAINAGE SYSTEM
The Drainage System in River Diversion Division Muzaffargarh comprises
following components:

Description No. of Length Catchment Area
Drains (Miles) (Sqr. Miles)
Ghazi Ghat Drainage System 3 60.88 370.84

Hinjrai Drainage System 8 25.94 124.72
Kot Addu Drainage System 8 74.59 527.84
Alipur Drainage System 3 28.91 147.55

Total 22 190.32 1170.95

STORE & WORKSHOP DIVISION
The Store & Workshop Division, Muzaffargarh started functioning with effect
from July 1, 1974. At present, the Division has a total of 399 tube wells out
of which only 189 are in running condition.

LINING OF CANALS
To control seepage losses, lining of channels was started in Muzaffargarh in
1990. Since then 57 channels, out of a total of 165, have been lined either
partially or completely. Total length of lined channels in the district is
417.562 km.

TAUNSA-PANJNAD (TP) LINK CANAL
The Taunsa-Panjnad Link Canal offtakes from Taunsa Barrage. It was
constructed in 1976 with the objective to supply water to Chenab River. Its
authorized discharge is 12000 cusecs and its length is 191 RDs (58.2 km).
The TP Link colony was developed in 1971 by WAPDA and handed over to
the Irrigation Department in 1979.

WATER THEFT
Pakistan’s water profile has drastically declined from being a water abundant
country to the one suffering from severe water scarcity, owing to which
equitable distribution of canal water among farmers has become a daunting
task for the Irrigation Department. In this regard, 238 FIRs were registered
in 2019 in Muzaffargarh to curb water theft and to ensure supplies to the
farmers at the tail.

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