there are many sources of fresh water but lakes and river have water . sometimes rain is also used as fresh water
Major part of punjab and sindh is covered by canals and other parts of country depends upon underground water and rain water
name the different types of Irrigation system in Pakistan?
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as Pakistan is the third largest agricultural country it's economy depends on agricultue.Rivers are the most important source of water which is used in agriculture and for the process of irrigation
Pakistan has the best irrigation system in the world.
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RiversRainfallWellsDamsPonds
Pakistan has the world's largest canal based irrigation system
Pakistan has the world's largest canal system and the same is the main method of irrigation utilized by most of farmers in Pakistan. Certain streams are taken out from canals of Pakistan which ultimately reach channels, and these channels serve the purpose of delivering canal water to fields. Tube Wells are one of other methods of irrigation used in Pakistan.
when India diverted the water to the the rajastan desert after partition there was no dam to improve the irrigation in punjab, bahawalpur and lower indus. thus 8 million acres of land in Pakistan were affected by this loss of irrigation water. so to give pakistan the irrigation water indus water treaty was necessary
sources of irrigation in India are,RiversDamsPondsGround waterWell
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around20%