The command area of JIP is in the form of long strip of land bounded by the salt range hills on northern side and right bank of the Jhelum River on southern side. The main canal namely Jalalpur Canal off - takes from the right flank of the Rasul Barrage, for which provision for the canal Headwork already exists. The main canal with a design capacity of 1,350 cusecs will be about 115.7 km long and traverses along the foothills of salt range.
The distribution system will be about 219 km long comprising of 23 distributaries and 7 minors. More than 730 structures of various kinds will be constructed across the main canal and distribution system A flood carrier network will also be provided to carry saline flood water of hill torrents (debouching over the command area) directly to river Jhelum. In addition, these flood carrier channels may also act as collector channels for any drainage effluent and therefore will be beneficial in reclaiming land affected by surface salinity. 66 Nos. of hill torrents of varying catchment size have been identified during the feasibility study which flow across the project area and ultimately fall in Jhelum River
