Mangla Mangla The name Mangla (منگلا)is derived from the name of a small village that was situated in District Mirpur within the State of Jammu Kashmir. This village was located to the west of and at the foothills of Mangla's fort {which also derived its name from the same village}. It was surrounded from other three sides by the semicurvature of river Jhelum flowing from North to South. It bordered Jhelum district, the right bank of river Jhelum being a boundary between the State of Jammu Kashmir and Punjab province of Pakistan. Presently the word "Mangla", after that village had been
Naganuma Dam in 1947 and 1948. Although preliminary construction began in 1975, completion was considerably delayed due to strenuous opposition by local residents opposed to relocation and due to environmental concerns over the flooding of the natural Lake Naganuma. Since completion, the dam has been noted as a site for boat racing. In October 1999, the 8th Asian Boat Championship was held at Lake Naganuma; this event also served as the Asian preliminaries for the Sydney Olympics the following year. Naganuma Dam The dam was built by the government of Miyagi Prefecture. It is an earthen dam, with height of 15.3 meters,