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Ocean Water: The vast majority of water on the planet is the salt water in the oceans and seas.
Fresh Surface Water: includes, rivers, streams, lakes, ponds and similar bodies of water.
Groundwater: The majority of the planet's liquid freshwater is stored in underground. Water that enters an aquifer remains there for an average of 1,400 years!
RainfallAnnual rainfall (125mm in South-East to 750mm
North-West). Total water generated by rainfall is 32 BCM Contribution to crops is 10-20%
Ground waterExploitation of Groundwater is 59 BCM Over 9,00,000
private tubewells 40% of total supply at farm-gateSurface Water ResourcesTotal Inflow is 171 BCM. Tarbela (10.38 BCM - 485 ft),
Mangla (5.90 BCM - 380 ft) 48 Canals (61000 km), 19 Barrages 1,70,000 Watercourses (1.6 Million)
Year Population ( Million)
Water Availability( Per captia)
1951 34 5300
1961 46 3950
1971 65 2700
1981 84 2100
1991 115 1600
2000 148 1200
2010 168 1066
2020 196 915
2025 209 850
Name Of Barrage
Year Of Commissioning
Area Commanded In Million Acres
Withdrawal Capacity In Cusecs
Designed Max.
Sukkur 1932 7.630 47530 75488
Kotri 1956 3.006 41595 42473
Gudu 1963 2.179 36500 49143
Total 12.815 125625 16710411
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The Provincial Department of Industries and
Environment through its allied departments of M/s
SITE Ltd and M/s SSIC is entrusted with the
responsibility of facilitating the industries by
providing infrastructure.
Through enforcing the lease conditions of
installing in-house treatment of effluent before its
discharge into sewers to reduce water pollution.