At Marala barrage, two canals, i.e. Marala Ravi Link Canal (MRLC) and Upper Chenab Canal (UCC) off-take from left side of the River Chenab. MRLC has a very old history of experiencing sedimentation issues. Several attempts have been made to counterfoil or minimize this problem in the recent past....
Ashraf, M.
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Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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Shakir, A.S.
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Tahir, A.A.
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Ahmad.A.
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[Sediment control interventions and river flow dynamics: impact on sediment entry into the large canals]
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Sediment control interventions and river flow dynamics: impact on sediment entry into the large canals
A large proportion of Pakistan's irrigation water supply is taken from the Upper Indus River Basin (UIB) in the Himalaya–Karakoram–Hindukush range. More than half of the annual flow in the UIB is contributed by five of its snow and glacier-fed sub-basins including the Astore (Western Himalaya — s...
Tahir, A.A.
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Chevallier, P.
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Arnaud, Y.
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Ashraf, M.
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Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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[Snow cover trend and hydrological characteristics of the Astore River basin (Western Himalayas) and its comparison to the Hunza basin (Karakoram region)]
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Snow cover trend and hydrological characteristics of the Astore River basin (Western Himalayas) and its comparison to the Hunza basin (Karakoram region)
Due to extensive groundwater development in the recent past, Pakistan now faces enormous challenges of groundwater management as it struggles to ensure food security for its rapidly growing population. These management challenges require a re-balancing of surface and groundwater monitoring object...
Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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Anwar, Arif A.
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Aslam, Muhammad
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[Groundwater monitoring and management: status and options in Pakistan]
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Groundwater monitoring and management: status and options in Pakistan
A study was conducted in Sargodha, Pakistan during the year 2011 to testify irrigation practices as a method for reclaiming salt affected soil. Field experiments were conducted on saline-sodic and uncultivated land divided into 12 field plots. Six irrigation treatments, each replicated on two fie...
Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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Sarwar, M.K
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Tahir, A.A.
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Yar, M.
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[Effect of irrigation application on soil and land productivity of wheat under semi-arid environment]
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Effect of irrigation application on soil and land productivity of wheat under semi-arid environment
The apportionment of waters of the Indus River System between the provinces of Pakistan is widely hailed as a historic agreement. This agreement (herein referred to as the Accord) was signed into effect in 1991, just over 25 years ago. The Accord lacks a clearly stated objective and hence it is d...
Anwar, Arif A.
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Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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[Pakistan’s Water Apportionment Accord of 1991: 25 years and beyond]
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Pakistan’s Water Apportionment Accord of 1991: 25 years and beyond
This paper predicts climate change pattern and outlines suitable adaptation strategies related to irrigated agricultural practices in Hakra Branch Canal Command (HBCC) of Pakistan. Climate change predictions were simulated using models perturbed with climatic data and A2 emission scenario. A bias...
Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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Ahmad, Waqas
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Shah, Muhammad Azeem
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Khattak, M.S.
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[Climate change evidence and community level autonomous adaptation measures in a canal irrigated agriculture system of Pakistan]
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Climate change evidence and community level autonomous adaptation measures in a canal irrigated agriculture system of Pakistan
In this research we explore the potential of precision surface irrigation to improve irrigation performance under the warabandi system prevalent in the Indus Basin Irrigation System. Data on field dimensions, field slopes along with characteristic soil infiltration properties and outlet discharge...
Anwar, Arif A.
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Ahmad, W.
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Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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Ul Haq, Z.
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[The potential of precision surface irrigation in the Indus Basin Irrigation System]
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The potential of precision surface irrigation in the Indus Basin Irrigation System
This paper evaluates 30-year (2013–2042) projections of the selected climatic parameters in cotton/wheat agro-climatic zone of Pakistan. A statistical bias correction procedure was adopted to eliminate the systematic errors in output of three selected general circulationmodels (GCM) under A2 emis...
Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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[Optimized shifts in sowing times of field crops to the projected climate changes in an agro-climatic zone of Pakistan]
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Optimized shifts in sowing times of field crops to the projected climate changes in an agro-climatic zone of Pakistan
The Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS) lacks a system for measuring canal inflows, storages, and outflows that is trusted by all parties, transparent, and accessible. An earlier attempt for telemetering flows in the IBIS did not deliver. There is now renewed interest in revisiting telemetry in ...
Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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Anwar, Arif A.
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Ali Shah, Muhammad Azeem
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[Revisiting telemetry in Pakistan’s Indus Basin Irrigation System]
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Revisiting telemetry in Pakistan’s Indus Basin Irrigation System
A key operational objective for the management of the Indus Basin Irrigation System of Pakistan is the distribution of water among tertiary canals in a transparent and equitable manner. Decisions on canal operations are disseminated as a Canal Operation Plan, or a Rotational Program, for each cro...
Anwar, Arif A.
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Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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Vries, T.T. de
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[Canal operations planner. I: maximizing delivery performance ratio]
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Canal operations planner. I: maximizing delivery performance ratio