Namal lake

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Namal lake is beautiful lake some 30 Km from Mianwali city of Pakistan.

[edit] History

In 1913, British engineers, to meet the scarcity of irrigation and drinking water, built a dam on this namallake and from here they irrigated lands up to Mianwali city. But with the passage of time and construction of Thal Canal and installation of tubewells, its utility of water squeezed up to some limit.

The gates of the dam are repaired by the irrigation department regularly but without enthusiasm. The hill torrents and rains fill the Namal Lake round the year. Due to a drought-like situation in the country, this lake dried up last year, which is the first incident of its kind during the last 100 years.