14/07/2026
Based on historical records of the Bahawalpur State, the Sutlej Valley Project, and available local information, here is what is known about Chak No. 29/3-R (Haroonabad Tehsil, Bahawalnagar District):
Chak No. 29/3-R History
Before canal colonization, this area was part of the Badru Wala Tibba desert region and consisted mainly of grazing land with very little cultivation. �
The Bahawalnagar–Fort Abbas railway line and Badru Wala (now Haroonabad) Railway Station were built in 1927, making the area accessible. �
The 3-R Canal (3R Distributary) was developed as part of the Sutlej Valley Project, which brought irrigation to this region during the late 1920s and early 1930s. �
Haroonabad officially developed as a planned mandi (market town) around 1934, after irrigation reached the area. �
Haroonabad Municipal Committee +1
Chak No. 29/3-R was one of the canal colony villages created during this settlement period, and land was allotted to settlers by the Bahawalpur State, generally between 1928 and 1934. �
Land allotment
The exact allotment register for Chak No. 29/3-R is not publicly available online, so the names of the first allottees and their land grants cannot be confirmed from published records. Those records are usually preserved in:
District Record Room, Bahawalnagar
Board of Revenue Punjab
Former Bahawalpur State settlement records.
