Water Management

1. Contents
• Indus River Basin
• Features of Rivers of Indus River
Basin
• Water Disputes
• The Indus Water Treaty
• Water Apportionment Accord
• Surface Water
• Ground Water
• Water Availability and Demand Gap
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2. Cont’d
• Integrated water Resource
Management
• Techniques for water conservation
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3. Learning Outcomes
1. Understanding of historical
background of water resources
distribution in Pakistan
2. Present scenario and challenges
of water resources in Pakistan
and future implications
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4. Indus River Basin
• Indus River Basin comprises
Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas
and Sutlej.
• Snow melt and monsoon spells
are contributors of its flow.
• Catchment contains famous
peaks like K2, Nanga Parbat and
Rakaposhi.
• Catchment contains 7 glaciers.
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5. Features of Main Rivers
of Indus Basin
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6. Private Tube wells Growth In
Pakistan
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
No.
of
Tubewells
('000)
Years
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7. Water Availability
& Demand Gap
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