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Head Baloki Headworks is located on River Ravi near Phoolnagar
Baloki Headworks is located on river Ravi near Phoolnagar, Bhai phero, 65 KM (42 Miles) from Lahore in the south west direction. Detailed location has been described below in Balloki Headworks map heading. Headworks named with the nearest village name “Balloki”. Balloki headworks was constructed by British Govt. in 1913. Construction was started in 1906 and completed in 1913, but became operational in 1917 when off-taking canals network could be put on ground. Upper Jhelum, Lower Chenab and Lower Bari Doab Canals are major part of the project. The main purpose to construct Balloki Headworks was to provide 6900 cusecs water in the Lower Bari Doab canal having a gross command area of 1.822 million acres and culturable command area of 1.47 million acres. Initially, Lower Bari Doab Canal on left bank of Balloki Head works was constructed to irrigate the agricultural land of Kasur, Okara, Sahiwal, Pakpattan, Vehari and Khanewal districts. Later on 1954, Balloki Sulemanki Link canal was constructed at left bank of the Balloki Headworks, the purpose was to fulfill the water need in Sulemanki Headworks. After 1947, India has blocked the Sutlej water at Ferozpur Headwork’s then it was felt to construct a link canal from Balloki Headwork’s to Sulemanki Headwork’s. According to Balloki Headwork’s information provided by Punjab Irrigation Department, Lower Bari Doab Canal network consists of 66 number major distributaries and 259 number Minors having total length of 1656.20 miles. Balloki Headwork’s to Sulemanki Headwork’s Link Canal is just being used to link up both Headworks.