Lower Chenab Canal

{{Short description|Canal in Punjab, Pakistan}}

The Lower Chenab Canal is a canal in Pakistan. It was dug in 1892 and originates from Khanki Headworks, on the River Chenab in Gujranwala District.{{cite web|title=Lower Chenab Canal (East) Punjab Irrigation & Drainage Authority|url=http://pida.punjab.gov.pk/lower_chenab_canal_east|website=pida.punjab.gov.pk|accessdate=17 March 2017|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1406014|title=Rehabilitation of Lower Chenab Canal system|first=Amin|last=Ahmed|date=May 7, 2018|website=DAWN.COM}} The Lower Chenab Canal irrigation system is one of the oldest irrigation systems in the Punjab province.{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=https://pecongress.org.pk/images/upload/books/REHABILITATION%20OF%20LOWER%20CHENAB%20CANAL%20(LCC)%20SYSTEM%20PUNJAB%20PAK.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231201130744/https://pecongress.org.pk/images/upload/books/REHABILITATION%20OF%20LOWER%20CHENAB%20CANAL%20(LCC)%20SYSTEM%20PUNJAB%20PAK.pdf |archive-date=2023-12-01 |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=pecongress.org.pk}}

Some distributaries of Lower Chenab Canal are the Jhang Branch, the Rakh Branch and the Gugera Branch Canal.{{Cite web|url=https://paktourismportal.com/lower-chenab-canal/|title=Lower Chenab Canal|first=Web|last=Desk|website=paktourismportal.com|accessdate=3 July 2022}}

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Category:Canals in Pakistan

Category:Canals opened in 1892

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