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Bambanwala-Ravi-Bedian Canal (BRB Canal), also called Ichogil Canal,[1] is a manmade waterway in Pakistan that takes off from the Upper Chenab Canal near the Bambanwala village (to the west of Daska), runs southeast until reaching close to the India-Pakistan border and then runs south parallel to the border. It ends at the Sutlej near Kangan Pur 100 km south of Lahore. It is the source of the Lahore Canal which runs westwards to the city of Lahore.

History

The canal was built by the citizens of Lahore in 1948 in response to an appeal by the Chief Minister of Punjab Iftikhar Hussein to safeguard the city from a possible Indian invasion in the future. As a result, common Pakistani nationals dug the whole 8km canal free of cost in a few days.[2]

During the Invasion of Lahore by Indian forces in the 1965 War, the Pakistani army blew up all except 8 of the bridges crossing the canal & held back the invading Indian forces until the ceasefire was announced however Indian sources claim that the Indian military was successful in crossing the canal & captured the area.[3][4]

See also

• Head Khanki
• Lower Chenab
• Gugera Branch Canal
• Jhang Branch
• Marala–Ravi link canal
• Taunsa Barrage
• Indus River
• Rachna Doab

External links

• BRB canal marked on OpenStreetMap, retrieved 23 January 2021.

References

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