Zhob, Bolan, Hub, Porali, Hangol and Dasht arethe main rivers of Balochistan plateau
Rivers of balochistan
1. By Jahanzaib Ahmed Pahore Faculty of water resource management LUAWMS UTHAL Contect# jahanzaibahmad45@gmail.com
2. Presentation River of Balochistan
3. Dasht River • Disht river is located in Makran region. • In the southwestern section of Balochistan. • Mirani dam was constructed on Dasht river. • To providing water for Gawadar city. • The length of Dasht river is 150 miles. • To providing water for Gawadar city.
4. Hub river • Hub river is located in Lasbella Balochistan • Hub dam is built on hub river. • Hub dam is larger water storage reservoir. • Hub dam was constructed in 1981 • The reservoir supplies water for irrigation in Lasbella and drinking water for the city of Karachi. • The length of hub river is 134 miles
5. Zhob River • Zhob river is located in zhob district Balochistan • Zhob city is located on the bank of the river. • Recentally built a dam on zhob river. • Length of the zhob river is approximately 220 miles • Traburites of zhob river is bashkan chukan sarritoi sawar sohrab etc.
6. Hingol River • Hingol river is located in makran region Balochistan. • Hingol valley is fantastic scenery of towering cliffs pinnacles and buttresses . • Hingol is a longest river of Balochistan • The length of the hingol river is 350 miles. • Hingol river always has flowing water on it. • Hingol river or valley is located in hangol national park.
7. Mula River • Mula river is located in jhall magsi district of Balochistan. • The length of mula river is 167 miles. • Naulong dam is embankment dam currently under construction on mulla river • The dam is 30 km away from Gandawah city in Jhall Magsi district. • Storage capacity is 0.242 MAF and command area is 47000.
8. Bolan River • Bolan river is located in Bolan district of Balochistan. • Length of Bolan river is 180 miles. • The truberites of the Bolan river is like Abagum, Much, Kolpur etc. • Kachhi dam is built on Bolan river. • The dam supply water for irrigation and drinking water for Dhahdar city.
9. Nari River • Nari river is located in district Bolan and Sibi • The length of the Nari river is 240 miles. • Truberties of Nari river is Nari Ghat valley Babarkuch valley Spentangi valley Harni River and Zhob River • Naari dam was constructed in 1980 on Nari River • Some smallest dams were constructed on Nari river Like Haji Shar Dam,Mithri Dam,Ghazi Dam • The dams supplies water for irrigation and drinking water for district Bolan and district Sibbi areas.