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Water Issue in Pakistan
Water Issue in Pakistan
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ISSUES (Cont’d)
2006
150
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CANAL
103
1,200 m3
SHRINKING WATER RESOURCES
PAKISTAN WATER BUDGET - INDUS BASIN IRRIGATION SYSTEM
OVER EXPLOITATION OF GROUNDWATER
(Tubewells Growth)
957,916
Electricity,
128,823 (13%)
Diesel
829,093
(87%)
OPTION
Productivity Enhancement in Canal and Non-Canal
Command areas (marginal land and water
conditions)and desert and semi desert areas
through Water Saving Technologies and Practices
in order to:
Cholistan Punjab 64
6.4
Thal Punjab 5.7
Pachad/Hill Torrent areas Punjab & NWFP 06
0.6
(D.I. Khan, DG Khan,
Rajan Pur etc.)
Thar Sindh 10.6
Chagi-Kharan Balochistan 1.5
Others 3.0
Total 27.8
POTENTIAL DESERT AREAS
Challenges and Issues
Scarcity of irrigation water
High cost of development of irrigation schemes
Colossal loss of land due Water and Wind erosion
Undulated topography
Limited infrastructural facilities
Heavy farm machinery requirements for traditional
cultivation
DEVELOPMENT OF DESERT AGRICULTURE
SUCCESS STORIES
SUCCESS STORIES
Alien Desert
Desert, UAE Fruits Vegetables
Fruits, Vegetables, Fodder
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Fruits, V t bl Oil S
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High Value
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CHALLENGES AND ISSUES
Establishment of mini dams, check dams, dugwells, lift irrigation schemes etc.
Use of alternative energy sources (solar and wind) powered pumps for
conveyance of water from water storage tanks to fields by use of drip/sprinkler
and Flexible Gated Pipes
Management
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Ongoing Development Strategies
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