Conservation of water in Sindh

3.  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!

5. Rainfall
Annual rainfall (125mm in South-East to
750mm North-West). Total water generated by
rainfall is 32 BCM Contribution to crops is 1020%
Ground water
Exploitation of Groundwater is 59 BCM Over
9,00,000 private tubewells
40% of total supply at farm-gate
Surface Water Resources
Total 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)

8. 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

11. Withdrawal Capacity
In Cusecs
Name Of
Barrage
Year Of
Commissioning
Area Commanded
In Million Acres
Designed
Max.
Sukkur
1932
7.630
47530
75488
Kotri
1956
3.006
41595
42473
Gudu
1963
2.179
36500
49143
12.815
125625
16710
4
Total
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12. Contd/-
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16.  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
conditions
of
providing infrastructure.
 Through
enforcing
the
lease
installing in-house treatment of effluent before its
discharge into sewers to reduce water pollution.