Word: interconnected
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...million acres of land in West Pakistan. A second dam, the Mangla, 40 miles away on the Jhelum River, was completed last year, twelve months ahead of schedule, by U.S. contractors. The two big dams, plus smaller barrage dams and 40,000 miles of large and small canals, will interconnect five rivers flowing through West Pakistan to provide one of the world's best-developed irrigation systems. In addition, Tarbela and Mangla together will ultimately generate nearly 3,000,000 kilowatts of power...