IRRIGATION SYSTEM OF PAKISTAN :
Agriculture is backbone of Economy of pakistan, In order to cultivate the most area of any country it is necessary to adopt best irrigation and sub-irrigation systems in the country, about more than 65% of economy
of pakistan is taken from agriculture resources.
FOLLOWING ARE THE SILENT FEATURES OF IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN PAKISTAN:
1- No. of major Reservoirs = 03
2-No. of Barrages =19
3-No. of Headworks = 02
4-No. of Inter-link Canals = 12
5-No. of Water courses = 122268
6-Length of Canals = 56,073 km
7-Length of Water Courses = 1.6 million km
8-Average Canal Water Diversions = 104.7 MAF (million acre feet)
10-No. of Tube-wells = Less than 550,000
11-Irrigated area = 36 million acres
12-Average Escapage to the Sea = 39.4 MAF.
Indus Basin Irrigation System :
Following schematic diagram shows the Indus basin irrigation system of the Whole Country.
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