Performance assessment of taunsa barrage subsidiary weir for. This study investigates a large deep foundation pit of a hydraulic structure rehabilitation program across the indus river, in the punjab province of pakistan. Nov 09, 2018 fpsc past paper of inspector will help in preparation for the 62 posts of fia inspector announced by fpsc in november 2018. Barrages qadirabad rasul sidhnai sulemanki taunsa trimmu islam. Due diligence report of left marginal bund of taunsa barrage flood emergency reconstruction and resilience project 8 free board 6. Ghazi barotha hydroelectric project is located around 100 km from islamabad. Prospects and concerns zulfiqar ali chaudar y1 and muhammad kaleem sarwar2 1department of civil engineering, university of engineering and technology, g.
Ghazi barotha dam ghazi barotha dam is located on indus river in pakistan. Indus river basin geography, population and climate the transboundary indus river basin has a total area of 1. Prequalification document pqd for solicited site 5 mw. Finitedifference numerical simulation of dewatering. Fauna of the taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary 12 3. It is used to divert 280 cusec of water for irrigation through a canal taking off on the right bank. Topic link canals and their salient features barrages in pakistan dams in pakistan. The present study was conducted to reveal the concentrations and patterns of organochlorines i. Estimating hog deer axis porcinus population in the riverine forest of taunsa barrage. Muhammad kaleem sarwar centre of excellence in water resources engineering, university of engineering and technology, g. Taunsa barrage and flood excaerbation pakistan defence.
The project was approved and implemented on an emergency basis so that the barrage could be kept functional. The taunsa barrage emergency rehabilitation and modernisation projects construction company, descon, barred a media team from visiting the construction site, and meeting with labourers after disclosure of corruption complaints, and the companys guards attacked the journalists on sunday. Fpsc past paper of inspector will help in preparation for the 62 posts of fia inspector announced by fpsc in november 2018. Materials presented on this website, particularly maps and territorial information, are asis and asavailable based on available data and do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the secretariat of the ramsar convention concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or. The chashma and taunsa barrages are located at the northern and. To determine the potential for ecotourism growth a swot analysis strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats was designed based on discussion with stake holders. Flood emergency reconstruction and resilience project. Biodiversity profile of taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary.
Uzma khana, aimee leslie c, rab nawaz a wwfpakistan a, university of st andrews iucn cetacean specialist group b, wwf international c abstract this update summarizes the status and key challenges which the indus river dolphin is. Pakistan taunsa barrage emergency rehabilitation and modernization project english abstract. Pdf estimating hog deer axis porcinus population in the. Teesta barrage project, bangladesh teesta barrage is located on teesta river at duani in hatibandha upazila in lalmonirhat district of bangladesh. Nahimutang ni sa lalawigan sa punjab, sa sentro nga bahin sa nasod, 400 km sa habagatankasadpan sa islamabad ang ulohan sa nasod. The objectives of the taunsa barrage emergency rehabilitation and modernization project for pakistan are. The barrage also provides water to the river chenab through taunsa pujnad tp canal. Impact of silt excluder on sediment management of an irrigation. Taunsa barrage was designated a ramsar site on march 22, 1996. The clear waterway of the barrage is 3860 ft, whereas the width between abutments is 4346 ft. The barrage is a 615m long concrete structure fitted with 44 radial gates having a discharge capacity of 12,750 cusec of water.
The information was supplied in regard to monitoring damages to infrastructure, settlements, canal. However, greater than expected retrogression downstream of the barrage had necessitated construction of a subsidiary weir at 280mdownstream of the barrage to raise water level, reduce water head difference, and decrease. Taunsa barrage is a barrage on the river indus in taunsa tehsil of dera ghazi khan district, punjab province of pakistan. Resilience of local communities to climate change around a. It is the large reservoir created by the taunsa barrage on theindusriver, constructed for irrigation purposes. Dera ghazi khan was founded in 15 th century by ghazi khan a mirani tribe sardar. Measurement of diversity indices of avian communities at taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary, pakistan.
The indus river basin stretches from the himalayan mountains in the north to the dry. Taunsa barrage was designated a ramsar site site no. Indus river dolphin platanista gangetica minor an update on the current population assessment and conservation challenges hamera aishaa, dr. Jannu and their dependency on biodiversity of taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary, pakistan from 2009 to 2011. Taunsa barrage construction company guards thrash media. Department of zoology, university of the punjab, lahore, pakistan corresponding author email. Ali faculty of veterinary sciences, bahauddin zakariya university multan, pakistan. The total area of the construction site was 195,040 m2. The punjab delegation of financial powers rules, 2016 1 2. A rapid mapping of the flood affected areas was carried out using prepost modis data. Between chashma and taunsa, pakistan, the indus is a. Simi kamal conference on the future of water for food 3.
Vegetation of the taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary 11 3. Cofferdam free download as powerpoint presentation. The town has important sufi shrines, the most notable is that of muhammad suleman taunsvi. This was followed by use of spot 4 and spot 5 data for detailed damage analysis. Administrations design and construction of driven pile foundations fhwahi970. Launchingdisappearance of stone apron, block floor. Pdf biodiversity and its use at taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary. At the taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary tbws, on the indus river, pakistan, local communities. Download fpsc solved past paper of fia inspector in pdf.
Taunsa barrage is a barrage on the river indus in taunsa tehsil of dera ghazi khan district. The subpopulation downstream of taunsa and panjnad barrages is unquestionably the largest in punjab, and its protection should be a. Taunsa barrage was designed and constructed in year 1958. An area on both sides of the reservoir, 9 km upstream and 3 km downstream of the barrage has been proposed to be included in the sanctuary scott, 1989. Zulfiqar ali chaudary department of civil engineering, university of engineering and technology, g. Informations about pakistan dams and barrages find.
The dolphin reserve was declared for the indus dolphin in 1974. Pakistan taunsa barrage emergency rehabilitation and. The current study aimed at estimating the existing population status of hog deer in the bela riverine forest of taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary. Map showing the boundary of taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary. Performance assessment of taunsa barrage subsidiary weir. View and download verizon barrage user manual online. Taunsa barrage was notified as a wetland of international importance in 1996 by the ramsar convention secretariat. Taunsa barrage is jump type, whereas it is impactjump type at jinnah barrage. Indus river basin food and agriculture organization. Pdf on jan 1, 2014, ghulam akbar and others published taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary. For socioeconomic status, participatory human resource interaction appraisal method was used and for biodiversity assessment, direct census method and point count were used. Taunsa barrage on the indus river in pakistan stock photo. Get your 3day weather forecast for taunsa barragr, punjab, pakistan. Eggs of the white egretta garzetta garzetta and dark egretta garzetta gularis morphs of little egrets were used as monitoring tools.
The punjab delegation of financial powers rules, 2006 are hereby repealed. But these river basins are also home to over 15 per cent of our planets people and include some of the. Pakistan taunsa barrages emergency rehabilitation and. A subset of required tiles of srtm 90m dem were downloaded from. Taunsa barragr, punjab, pakistan three day weather. Rehabilitation of taunsa barrage was completed in 2009 under a world bank. Best practices in pakistan of using spacebased information. Synopsis barrages have a pivotal role in providing sustained irrigation supplies to millions of acres of fertile lands in the country and specially punjab province. The need for additional reserves upstream of guddu barrage, to improve the prospects of the species survival, is clear. Carman equation, were used to determine the hydraulic conductivity of riverbed strata, and numerical simulations using.
Click here to download or view the entire pdf file 4. Director, project management office of the project of taunsa barrage, rehabilitation and modernization. Prospects for alleviating poverty and protecting the taunsa. Sustainability free fulltext finitedifference numerical. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Prospects for alleviating poverty and protecting the taunsa barrage. Indus river system model csiro research publications repository. The river area between sukkar and guddu barrage contains the largest population of the endangend indus blind river population.
Biodiversity and its use at taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary, pakistan. A stretch of about of 5 km of the indus river from sukkur barrage upstream to guddu barrage. Road crossing over the bridge at taunsa barrage over which 600700 vehicles of different types pass per day producing around 52,000 decibels of noise. The study was conducted to measure bird species diversity at taunsa. River dolphins river dolphins and porpoises swim in some of the worlds mightiest rivers, including the ganges, indus, yangtze, mekong, and amazon. The taunsa barrage was completed in 1958, and it has been identified as the barrage with the highest priority for rehabilitation. Taunsa barrage on the indus river in pakistan abjbk7 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. A 120 megawatt power generation project is being installed on the taunsa barrage with the help of the chinese and punjab government. It is situated 20 kilometres 12 miles southeast of taunsa sharif and 16 kilometres 9.
Taunsa barrage has been rehabilitated by constructing a subsidiary weir at 800 ft distance from the barrage crest. Pakistan taunsa barrages emergency rehabilitation and modernization project. History of dera ghazi khan ghazi university pakistan. Pdf biodiversity and its use at taunsa barrage wildlife. The study was conducted to measure bird species diversity at taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary. The river ecology is sensitive to climate change due to the high portion of its flow derived glacial melt. Concentrations and patterns of organochlorines ocs in. Project management office pmo for punjab barrages, rehabilitation. Prospects for alleviating poverty and protecting the. The lmb of taunsa barrage was breached between rd 3233 on august 02, 2010 when discharge in river indus was approaching 10. Figure 48 taunsa barrage operational water level pattern. Taunsa barrage is one of the most vulnerable diversion structures built across the indus river. The study area was divided into blocks where random line transects were laid to collect population.
This resettlement action plan for the taunsa barrages emergency rehabilitation and modernization project for pakistan comprises an introduction to the project, social survey of project affected persons, project effects, eligibility and entitlements, consultation. Taunsa barrage and haleji lake are wetlands of international importance according to the ramsar convention, while the karachi harbor is of interest because of the large human population living there. We have collected questions from the past papers which will be helpful in preparation of the test according to syllabus inspector 2018 here are the questions which were asked in fpsc past papers of. Ali, z and shelly, sy and bibi, f and nasir, za and colbeck, i and butler, jra 2015 prospects for alleviating poverty and protecting the taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary, indus river, pakistan, through cultural and ecotourism. Finitedifference numerical simulation of dewatering system in a large deep foundation pit at taunsa barrage, pakistan. Definition of cofferdam types of cofferdam general design considerations of cofferdams advantages and disadvantages of cofferdam typical items needed for constructions of cofferdam overview of steel sheet piling pictures of basic construction procedures for a bracedcofferdam pictorial presentation of olmsted lock project what is a cofferdam. At the taunsa barrage wildlife sanctuary tbws, on the indus river, pakistan, local communities rely on local ecosystem services for up to 90% of their daily needs. Tounsa barrage taunsa barrage is located 20 km southeast of taunsa sharif city on the indus river in the punjab province of pakistan. Download manual of irrigation practice mip volumei from here. The proposed subsidiary weir at jinnah barrage weir adversely affects hydraulic functioning of these barrages and reduces their discharging capacity.
Daily 4 passenger trains 2 up and 2 down pass over the railway bridge. Tail water levels at taunsa barrage are adequate indicating that the subsidiary weir was not required. Best practices in pakistan of using spacebased information for disaster management. Ecotourism could be an alternative form of income generation and has a substantial potential to boost and develop a relationship between people and nature. Scroll down at end to get the pdf free download link of these essays. The taunsa barrage was constructed in 1958, but soon after its construction, it ran into multiple problems e. The stilling basin floor was strengthened by replacing 2 ft top layer with 3 ft thick, high strength structural concrete, whereas the impact and friction blocks were replaced by chute blocks and end sill, respectively. Dams and barrages dungi dam dohngi dam dungi dam is a dam, located 2 kilometers northwest of gujar khan in rawalpindi, pakistan. The river has 27 major tributaries above guddu barrage. Two divide walls separate main weir and undersluices sections of the barrage.