Kotri Barrage
E76964
Kotri Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River in Pakistan, crucial for regulating water distribution to the lower Indus basin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kotri Barrage canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T613812 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kotri Barrage Context triple: [Indus River, hasDam, Kotri Barrage]
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A.
Okhla Barrage
Okhla Barrage is a major dam and bridge structure on the Yamuna River near Delhi, India, used for irrigation, flood control, and regulating water flow.
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B.
Wazirabad Barrage
Wazirabad Barrage is a major water-regulating structure on the Yamuna River in Delhi, India, used for diversion and supply of water to the city.
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C.
Hathni Kund Barrage
Hathni Kund Barrage is a major diversion and flood-control structure on the Yamuna River in the Indian state of Haryana, crucial for regulating water supply to northern India.
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D.
Prakasam Barrage
Prakasam Barrage is a major masonry dam and road bridge in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, that regulates the Krishna River and supports irrigation and water supply for the surrounding region.
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E.
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a major masonry dam in southern India, renowned as one of the world’s largest man-made lakes and a key source of irrigation and hydroelectric power for the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kotri Barrage Target entity description: Kotri Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River in Pakistan, crucial for regulating water distribution to the lower Indus basin.
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A.
Okhla Barrage
Okhla Barrage is a major dam and bridge structure on the Yamuna River near Delhi, India, used for irrigation, flood control, and regulating water flow.
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B.
Wazirabad Barrage
Wazirabad Barrage is a major water-regulating structure on the Yamuna River in Delhi, India, used for diversion and supply of water to the city.
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C.
Hathni Kund Barrage
Hathni Kund Barrage is a major diversion and flood-control structure on the Yamuna River in the Indian state of Haryana, crucial for regulating water supply to northern India.
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D.
Prakasam Barrage
Prakasam Barrage is a major masonry dam and road bridge in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, that regulates the Krishna River and supports irrigation and water supply for the surrounding region.
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E.
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a major masonry dam in southern India, renowned as one of the world’s largest man-made lakes and a key source of irrigation and hydroelectric power for the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barrage
ⓘ
flood-control structure ⓘ irrigation structure ⓘ |
| administrativeTerritory |
Sindh
ⓘ
surface form:
Sindh Province
|
| basin |
Indus River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Indus Basin
|
| constructionStartDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| controlsFlowTo | Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| crosses | Indus River ⓘ |
| designedBy | British engineers ⓘ |
| divertsWaterTo | canal irrigation system in Sindh ⓘ |
| downstreamImpact | Indus Delta ecology ⓘ |
| engineeringClassification | major barrage ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
distribution of canal water
ⓘ
regulation of seasonal river flows ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType | hydraulic engineering structure ⓘ |
| helpsProtect | downstream settlements from floods ⓘ |
| inception | 1955 ⓘ |
| locatedDownstreamOf |
Guddu Barrage
ⓘ
Sukkur Barrage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Thar and Parkar District
ⓘ
surface form:
Kotri Taluka
|
| locatedInContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Sindh ⓘ |
| locatedNearCity |
Hyderabad, Sindh
ⓘ
Kotri ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Indus River ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf |
Indus River delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Indus River Delta
|
| managesWaterDistributionTo | lower Indus basin ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorCity | Hyderabad, Sindh ⓘ |
| numberOfGates | 44 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Irrigation Department of Sindh ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Pakistan ⓘ |
| partOf | Indus River irrigation system ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
Indus Basin irrigation system
ⓘ
surface form:
Indus Basin Irrigation System
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water regulation ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Indus River
ⓘ
surface form:
Indus River system
|
| significance |
key control point for Indus River flows to the sea
ⓘ
major irrigation infrastructure of Pakistan ⓘ |
| structureType | concrete weir and gated barrage ⓘ |
| supports | agricultural irrigation in Sindh ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mitigating flood peaks in lower Indus
ⓘ
supplying water to agricultural lands in lower Sindh ⓘ |
| waterSource | Indus River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Kotri Barrage Description of subject: Kotri Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River in Pakistan, crucial for regulating water distribution to the lower Indus basin.
Referenced by (4)
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