JHANG FLOOD 2014 SITUATIONAL REPORT 10th September 2014 Prepared by SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (SDO), JHANG, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN Email:
[email protected] [email protected] NO: +92 3028603019 NOTE: THIS REPORT IS PREPARED ON ESTIMATED NOs AND NOT CONSISTING ON EXACT FIGURES JHANG FLOOD 2014 SITUATIONAL REPORT A) INTRODUCTION OF DISTRICT JHANG Jhang in local dialect means grove of trees Jhang is one of the oldest Districts of the Punjab Jhang was invaded by the forces of Alexander the great on his way back to Macedonia in the 4th century BC The city of Jhang was founded by Mal Khan Sial in 1462 AD The District was created in 1849 Jhang remained a part of Multan Division up to 1960 and of Sargodha Division till 1982. Later, it was attached with newly created Faisalabad Division further; its Tehsil Chiniot has been notified as District & District Jhang now, consist of four Tehsils i.e. Jhang 18 Hazari Shorkot Ahmed Pur Sial B) IMPORTANT PLACES Jhang is a land of shrines and mausoleums out of which. Shrines of Hazrat Sultan Bahoo and Hazrat Shah Jewana are well known. Darbar Hazrat Sultan Bahoo at Garh Maharaja Darbar Mai Baap at Shorkot Darbar Mai Heer at Jhang Darbar Pir Abdul Rehman at Pir Abdul Rehman Darbar Hazrat Shah Jewana at Shah Jewana Raffiquee Air Base at Shorkot Cantt JHANG FLOOD 2014 SITUATIONAL REPORT Thal Desert C) OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATIONS Trimmu Headwork’s is a milestone of the economic growth of the province. Jhelum and Chenab rivers flow through the district Main Irrigation Canals are Lower Jhelum, Lower Chenab, Haveli & Rangpur Major tribes of the district are Sials (40%), Syeds (17%), Awans (4%), Sipras,(5%) Balouch (15%), Nauls(10%) & Sheikh(10%), Malik (4%), etc District length is 160 km Boundary touches eight (8) districts 1.