Taunsa Sharif Pakistan

Taunsa city is a subdivision on Dera Hhazi Khan district located in the west part of Punjab. It is approximately 975 kilometres (606 mi) from Karachi and 450 kilometres (280 mi) from Lahore. Taunsa is also the location of one of the headworks on the Indus River called Taunsa Barrage, located several kilometres south of Taunsa Sharif city. Its also the hometown of Chief Minister Usman Buzadar. The town is famous for its Sufi Shrines the most famous of them is the shrine of Muhammad Suleman Taunsvi, Word taunsa means thirst.
Taunsa is also the location of one of the notable structures on the Indus River called Taunsa Barrage, located several kilometres south of Taunsa city. It was designated a Ramsar site on March 22, 1996. The Taunsa Barrage was completed in 1958, and it has been identified as the barrage with the highest priority for rehabilitation. It requires urgent measures to avoid severe economic and social impacts on the lives of millions of poor farmers through interruption of irrigation on two million acres (8,000 km²) and drinking water in the rural areas of southern Punjab, benefiting several million farmers.
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