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 Dam was constructed between 1961 and 1965 across the Jhelum River, about south-east of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad in Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir. The Mangla Dam components include a reservoir, main embankment, intake embankment, main spillway, emergency spillway, intake structures, 5 tunnels and a power station. Besides the main dam, a dyke called Sukian – 17,000 feet in length and a small dam called Jari Dam to block the Jari Nala – about 11 miles beyond the new Mirpur town had to be constructed. There was a total of 120 x 10 cubic yards (cu yds) of excavation for the