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History Of Renala Khurd City | University of Okara

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                                   History Of Renala Khurd  History Renala Khurd city was established in 1914. Before that time, Mughal king Akbar along with his son Saleem and the royal entourage stayed in Dipalpur and passed through this region to pay homage to saint Farid Ganj Shakar in 1578. Akbar named the corridor as 'Bari Doab' by combining the syllables of the names of two rivers, Beas and Ravi, that bounded the belt. Previously in this region, there were acres of barren and unirrigated land with trees of malah, and it was formerly known as Malah Walah. A part of Renala Khurd is naturally deprived of the underground sweet water. People in this region rely on canals as the main source of irrigation, as tube-wells, unlike other parts of the district, only pour out salty water which spoils the land. Traces are also found of a long range of ruins, c...

Sir Ganga Ram Hydroelectric Power Station Renala Khurd

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                          Renala Khurd Hydropower Plant Renala Khurd Hydropower Plant (RKHPP)  is a small, low-head,  run-of-the-river   hydroelectric  generation station with a 1.1 megawatts (1,500 hp) capacity, located at  Renala Khurd ,  Okara District , North-East of  Punjab  province of  Pakistan , on the flows of Lower Bari Doab Canal. It is located about 116 kilometres (72 mi) away from  Lahore  and 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from the district capital  Okara  city towards south-west of  Lahore  on national highway (GT Road) and on  Lahore - Karachi  main railway line. Having five turbine units, each rated for 22 kW (30 hp) production capacity, this plant was set up to meet the electricity needs of the Mitchells Fruit Farms and Food Processing unit etc. [1] It is situated on Canal Lower Bari Doab at  Ren...

Assistant Commissioner Renala Khurd Takes Legal Action Against Price Gouging

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Police encounter in Renala Khurd Renala Khurd, a small town located near Sahiwal, Pakistan, was the scene of a police encounter.  The encounter took place in the outskirts of the town, near the suburb village Sixteen 1. Two robbers were killed and two others escaped during the encounter. According to police reports, a group of armed robbers had entered a house in the outskirts of Renala Khurd and taken the family hostage. The police were alerted and immediately surrounded the house. A brief exchange of fire took place, resulting in the deaths of two of the robbers. The other two robbers managed to escape. The police have recovered a cache of weapons and ammunition from the scene of the encounter. They are also investigating the identities of the robbers. This is the second police encounter in Renala Khurd in recent weeks. In October, two robbers were killed and two others arrested in a similar encounter. The police are urging the public to be vigilant and to report any...