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!

RainfallAnnual rainfall (125mm in South-East to 750mm

North-West). Total water generated by rainfall is 32 BCM Contribution to crops is 10-20%

Ground waterExploitation of Groundwater is 59 BCM Over 9,00,000

private tubewells 40% of total supply at farm-gateSurface Water ResourcesTotal 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)

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

Name Of Barrage

Year Of Commissioning

Area Commanded In Million Acres

Withdrawal Capacity In Cusecs

Designed Max.

Sukkur 1932 7.630 47530 75488

Kotri 1956 3.006 41595 42473

Gudu 1963 2.179 36500 49143

Total 12.815 125625 16710411

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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

providing infrastructure.

Through enforcing the lease conditions of

installing in-house treatment of effluent before its

discharge into sewers to reduce water pollution.