Mangla Cantonment about 1000MW of electricity for Pakistan power sector. Also having a canal system that provides water for crops around the region. Mangla dam holds vital significance in meeting Pakistan water needs. Before becoming Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army, General Pervez Musharraf was the commander of Mangla Cantonment. Mangla Cantonment Mangla Cantonment is an army garrison near Mangla Dam in Jhelum District of Pakistan. The town of Mangla and Mangla dam are located across the Jhelum river in Azad Kashmir. During the construction of Mangla Dam, the area belonging to villages of Baral, Baruti, Thill and Sultanpur was
Mangla razed to the ground (with construction of Mangla Dam), is used for a wide area which includes Mangla Cantonment, Mangla Colony (Left bank WAPDA Colony) and Mangla Hamlet. The village Mangla itself was named after Mangla Devi, a goddess of Hindu worship. It has been narrated to be the site of the crossing of the Jhelum river by the forces of Alexander the great facing King Porus. At the time of construction of the Mangla Dam, the villages of Thill, Baral and Baruti across the river in Jhelum District were developed as residential colonies and offices for foreign workers and