Question

Enlist the components of Pakistan's system of irrigation (river & tributaries ​

Answer 1

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system of supplying water to land by means of artificial canals, ditches etc to promote the growth of crops.  72 percent of the Pakistan’s population is associated with agriculture as their main source of income

2.  Pakistan is basically an agrarian based economy.  Total geographical area is 79.61 million hectares.  Cultivated area is 22.05 million hectares.  The total area under irrigation is 19.02 million hectares

3.  About more than 50 percent labor force is employed in this sector.  Pakistan possesses the world’s largest contiguous irrigation system  commonly called the Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS).  Irrigation system that consists of three major reservoirs (Tarbela, Mangla, and Chashma ).  19 barrages (Ferozepur, Sulemanki, Islam, Balloki, Marala,Trimmu, Panjnad, Kalabagh, Sukkur, Kotri, Taunsa, Guddu, Chashma, Mailsi,Sidhnai, Rasul, Qadirabad and Marla).