Water resources management and crop-water requirement in arid and semi arid regions of Pakistan
2010
Algahtani, O. (Salman Ibn Abdelaziz Univ. (Saudi Arabia)) | Khaled (Salman Ibn Abdelaziz Univ. (Saudi Arabia)) | Ghumman, A.R. (University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila (Pakistan). Civil Engineering Dept.) | Saqib, N.
The study has focused on the effective and rational utilization of water resources in arid and semi arid areas of Pakistan. The crop water requirements with respect to water sources availability have been analyzed. A case specific study approach was adopted which was kept limited to district boundaries so that the local government and other organizational structure may implement the recommendations and results of this study. Data regarding agriculture statistics, rainfall, evaporation, cropping pattern and other relevant parameters for the area under study was collected from Meteorological Department of Pakistan, Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Water Gate Way Pakistan Website, Federal Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Food Agriculture and Live Stock. CropWat software was used to estimate the crop water requirements. It is observed that crop water requirements of most of the crops are not met with the average rain and need an additional source of water both in Gawadar and Zhob areas.
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