Q21. Write some main points about the canals of river Indus?

Ans: Canals of River Indus:
(i) Thai Canal emerges from Jinnah Barrage in Kalabagh. This irrigates Thai
Desert
(ii) From Chashma Barrage, a link canal, Chashma Jhelum, emerges which
takes water from the River Indus and supplies it to River Jhelum. On the
right side, an irragionational canal emerges which irrigates the areas of Dera
Ismail Khan.
(iii) Canals emerging from Taunsa Barrage irrigate Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur and
Dera Ghazi Khan.
(iv) Four canals emerging from Guddoo Barrage inigate some areas of Sindh
and Balochistan.
(v) Canals emerging from Sukkur Barrage irrigate areas of Sindh.
(vi) Kotri Barrage is an important barrage of Pakistan from which 4 irrigational
canals emerge.