Abstract:
Project report on the salinity control and reclamation of Upper Indus Plains presented by the Tipton & Kalmbach Consultants to West Pakistan WAPDA. The project is for 2.05 Million Acres of the northern part of the Rechna Doab comprising of a part of Sialkot, Gujranwala and Sheikhupura Districts. The proposals are to install 3273 tube-wells pumping 13103 cusecs of water. The capital cost of the project is estimated at Rs. 454 million which will include Rs. 224 million of foreign exchange. The annual maintenance cost after the completion of the project will be Rs. 36 million. Brief details of the Hydrology, Soil and Irrigation of the region are given.
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25-40
DOI:
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Published:
Journal: Engineering news, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Year: 1965