AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to millions of articles from top publications available through your library.

Baglihar dam on River Chenab by India: Pakistan may face food crisis.

Business Recorder

| April 04, 2011 | COPYRIGHT 2002 Emmayzed Publications (PIT) Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: ASMA RAZAQ

Pakistan may face food crisis with 4 million acres of agriculture land in Punjab expected to become barren due to reduction in water inflow from River Chenab due to construction of Baghlihar dam by India.

Ibrahim Mughal, Chairman of Agri-forum, told Business Recorder here on Saturday that due to the construction of Baghlihar dam by India on the River Chenab the water inflow in Upper Chenab Canal and Lower Chenab Canal has been reduced by 18 percent, from 55000 cusecs to 8000-10000 cusecs, that would negatively impact 4 million acres of farm land in Punjab.

Baghlihar dam is a run-of-the river Indian project on the river Chenab in the …

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Baghlihar dam no violation of Indus treaty; India tells Pak.
News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire December 15, 2004 700+ words
Kasuri hopes India cooperate with World Bank to solve Baghlihar Dam issue.
News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire May 7, 2005 700+ words
India water blockade to make Pakistan barren by 2014 - official.
Newspaper article from: BBC Monitoring International Reports November 24, 2008 700+ words
US drone attacks "gross violation" - Pakistan Foreign Office.
Newspaper article from: BBC Monitoring International Reports October 31, 2008 700+ words
FO (Pak-India Talks on Nuke CBMs Open Today).
News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire December 13, 2004 700+ words
©2013 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions

The AccessMyLibrary advertising network includes: womensforum.com GlamFamily