Panjnad

Panjnad area (Punjabi, Urdu: پنجند‎) is located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is an agricultural area near Uchh, Bahawalpur and it is where all the five rivers of Punjab merge. It is a beautiful picnic point and known for its fresh fish . One kilometer south east is Nalka Adda where you can find a good marketplace. At Nalka Adda there is Dada Dadi free medical dispensary supervised by professor paediatric medicine Dr Muhammad Azam Khan Gabol. Panjnad Headworks or Panjnad barrage has three canals namely Panjnad canal, Abbassia canal, and Abbassia link canal .recentally 2020 head punjnad barrage remodelling done .now its capacity to pass water is increased and semi automatic control of gates installed.These canals irrigate Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan districts and the northern Sindh area.[1][2]

For the river, see Panjnad River.

See also

References
  1. Map from 'Head Panjnad' to Bahawalpur on distancesfrom.com website Retrieved 16 January 2021
  2. Panjnad Headworks on Encyclopedia Britannica website Retrieved 16 January 2021
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