Miani, Sindh


Miani Maluk or Meeanee is a village in Sindh, Pakistan, on the east side of river Indus. It was the site of the Battle of Miani, which British won and made Sindh a part of British India.

History

The Battle of Miani was a battle between British East India company forces under Charles Napier and the Talpur Mirs of Sindh led by Mir Nasir Khan Talpur, of today's Pakistan. The Battle took place on 17 February 1843 at Miani, Sindh in what is now Pakistan. This battle eventually led to the capture of parts of Sindh region, first territorial possession by British East India company in what is the modern-day country of Pakistan. The war resulted in a decisive victory for British.

Guddu Barrage

Guddu Barrage is a barrage on the Indus River near Kashmore in the Sindh province of Pakistan that passes through Miani. President Iskander Mirza laid the foundation-stone of Guddu Barrage on 2 February 1957. The barrage was completed in 1962 at a cost of 474.8 million rupees and inaugurated by Field Marshal Ayub Khan in 1962.
Guddu Barrage is used to control water flow in the River Indus for irrigation and flood control purposes.
It has a discharge capacity of 1.2 million cubic feet per second. It is a gate-controlled weir type barrage with a navigation lock. The barrage has 64 bays, each 60 feet wide. The maximum flood level height of Guddu Barrage is 26 feet. It controls irrigation supplies to 2.9 million acres of agricultural land in the Kashmore District, Jacobabad District, Larkana District and Sukkur District districts of Sindh province and the Nasirabad District of Balochistan province. It feeds Ghotki Feeder, Begari Feeder, Desert and Pat Feeder canals.