Some Findings from a Survey of Flood Irrigation Schemes in Balochistan, Pakistan

Found at: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/4618
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Type:	Working Paper
Author:	Morton, John; Hoeflaken, Hans van
Date:	1994
Agency:	Irrigation Management Network, Overseas Development Institute, London
Series:	Network Paper 31
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/4618
Sector:	Water Resource & Irrigation
Region:	Middle East & South Asia
Subject(s):	irrigation agriculture rural development
Abstract:	"Balochistan is Pakistan's largest, least populated and most arid province. Flood or spate irrigation, using flash floods coming from mountainous areas, has traditionally been practised in most parts of the province. Both to maximize opportunities for cultivation and for protection against the destructive effects of floods, local people have long constructed small earth dams on seasonal watercourses, with guiding bends and diversion canals. Such traditional systems have generally required thorough renovation, or complete rebuilding, each year."

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