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| Progression | Kabul→ Indus→ Arabian Sea |
Bara River (Pashto: باړه سیند; Urdu: دریائے باڑہ) is a river in Khyber District in the Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa1 province in Pakistan.2 The Bara River originates in the Tirah Valley of Bara Tehsil, Khyber District. It joins the Kabul River Canal3 which originates from the Warsak Dam, and re-enters Peshawar. Then it flows in a north-easterly direction to the Nowshera District, eventually joining the Kabul River near Camp Koruna, Akbarpura. Due to its higher elevation, very limited areas flow through gravity into Bara river.
The Bara River is noted to have some pollutants - including both from industry and from village sewage,4 the river flows all year round due to melting snow and rainfall, the highest flows are April and May while January has the lowest.5
History
In 1930 during the colonial era, a bridge was built across the river - it was primarily designed for carrying infantry and military equipment and was opened for traffic on 23 November of that year,6 it was dismantled in 1933 after being superseded by another bridge.7
References
References
- - Geography
- Bara River. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- Sharing water resources with Afghanistan - Dawn - From InpaperMagazine Published November 13, 2011
- 322 T. Ahmed et al. / Desalination and Water Treatment 252 (2022) 319–331
- GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT (Final updated TOR approved by DCSC) - Page 6
- Bara Bridge, Peshawar District, 1930
- Construction of the first bridge over the Bara River, Waziristan, 1930