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My father told me that chinese were dumbfolded when they saw our irrigation system
They were surpised how much waste we have..
Noone does flood irrigation anymore
Countries produce 50-100x more with water we use
Be it california or china or turkey or african countries
Dumbfolded..they were like WTF is going on hereNot only that, waste water treatment is more effective then building dams. Replenishing ground water (pumping water back into the aquifers) should also be a priority; as we get a large flood every 10 years or so, and we are due for one any year now.
Using treated water for irrigation should be more then enough to meet agricultural needs if managed properly and still have enough flesh water from the rivers for drinking water. Also, if our rivers were full, they could be navigable and lower the cost of transportation of goods significantly, as well as opening up more of the country to industrialization, as land within a certain distance of the river, in rural Pakistan would be cheaper then in the big cities.
Waster water treatment plants would it only deal with the water needs of the country but also many health problems. Untreated water carries many diseases and the heavy metals can get into the body when this water is used for irrigation.
If Pakistan can manage its water better it could irrigate the Sutlej River basin, expanding the amount of arable land from Lahore down to the Indus Delta.
The government needs to give incentives for people to invest in modern root irrigation and penalize those that still do flood irrigation, but in a phased in approach
Dumbfolded..they were like WTF is going on here
E.g california uses 40MAF of water to produce almost 10x what we do(half of this is desalinated water
Our water availibity is around 140MAF(110-160)
Abiana or water tax has remained unchanged for 4 decadesBesides the dams did they ever make a formal list of recommendations. If we can outline what can be done, and get to excess water, we could jot only use it grow our arable land, but use it to turn the Thar coal into fuel or other useful products. Clean water could help in a lot of industrial processes.
The decades mismanagement is our nation’s collective shame for all the world to see. Hopefully we can finally make a big difference by investing in where we need to catch up with the world.
Abiana or water tax has remained unchanged for 4 decades
Biggest problem of pakistan and failure of this govt is lack of taxtion
We saw how hotels in muree charged 50,000 a night without paying a penny in taxes
This wouldnt have happened if these were properly registered business..which govt fail to do due to elite pressure and establishment pressure
Drip irrrigation, Especially for new projects
Dumbfolded..they were like WTF is going on here
E.g california uses 40MAF of water to produce almost 10x what we do(half of this is desalinated water
Our water availibity is around 140MAF(110-160)