The Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS)
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?- Created by: Harry Ockenden
- Created on: 23-04-17 13:19
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The IBIS
The Indus Basin covers 1,000,000 kilometres squared, and includes Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and China.
The Indus Basin Irrigation system is an irrigation system that provides water for over 1,600,000 km squared of Pakistans agricultural land. It is the largest irrigation system in the world and began as a system of canals under British rule. Today it includes 3 large dams and some smaller dams that regulate water flow, twelve link canals that enable water to be transfered between rivers, and over 64000 kilometres squared of smaller canals which distribute the water across the countryside.
There are pros to this, but also some cons:
Pros:
- Food security in Pakistan is improved, making 40% more…
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