Question

CLOJ. Explab warious meteorological parameters and their measurement methods. (C) CLO-2: Determine surface off and grounder flow. (C) CLO.3. Estimated sing waris meredt. (C) CLO4. Egal water resume of Pakistan and their characteristics. (C5) CLO-S: Explain water resources devine margement (CS) Q#1: Explain with justification after critical review of historical data that the Indus Water Treaty CLOU resulted in improving Water Resources Management of Pakistan or created problems (vice versa) (5). Further explain the irrigation infrastructure development in Pakistan as a result of Indus Water Treaty (5)

Answer 1

Indus water treaty was a water distribution treaty signed by India and Pakistan and it was brokered by the world Bank. It has made Pakistan free to use the water of Indus river and it's tributaries. It was a good deal for Pakistan and it's water management resources has also been improved as 80 million acre feet is being irrigated by Pakistan by the treaty of three western rivers including Indus. It has drastically improved the irrigation qualities and management for Pakistan. The water provided by is rivers is very beneficial for the crops and that would increase the production capacity and agriculture sector of the country would rise. It would also help in betterment in the GDP of the nation. Pakistan still has worlds largest contagious irrigation system. The water from different water bodies would also be used for power generation. 80% of farmland in Pakistan is being irrigated by river Indus and it's tributaries.

The irrigation infrastructure of Pakistan has immensely developed after the Indus Water Treaty. Whole irrigation infrastructure of Pakistan lies in the Indus Basin System. However water in Pakistan is under pressure and irrigation is threatened by continuously increasing population. So for all that security reasons, the irrigation infrastructure needed to be developed and regular emphasis have been done as agriculture is Pakistan's largest sector and it needs to be controlled by better irrigation system and all these things have in improved gradually after the implementation of Indus water treaty in 1960. Before that there were too many problems but now the nation is continuously improving the infrastructure related to irritation.