Indus Basin Irrigation System
GPTKB entity
Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
irrigation system
|
| gptkbp:areaServed |
approximately 14 million hectares
|
| gptkbp:challenges |
climate change
water scarcity salinity |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:India
gptkb:Pakistan |
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Partition of India
Indus Waters Treaty British_colonial_development |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
one of the largest irrigation systems in the world
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Indus Basin Irrigation System
|
| gptkbp:impact |
economic development
food security rural livelihoods |
| gptkbp:infrastructure |
canals
dams reservoirs |
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
agriculture
|
| gptkbp:isBeneficialFor |
millions of farmers
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Indus_River_Basin
|
| gptkbp:majorRivers |
gptkb:Indus_River
|
| gptkbp:manager |
gptkb:Indus_River_System_Authority
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
hydraulic engineering
extensive canal network multi-crop farming |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Sindh_province
research and development agricultural practices biodiversity conservation community involvement economic policies government policies land use planning technological advancements climate adaptation strategies community resilience crop yield environmental sustainability water conservation techniques water quality management international cooperation social equity water management policies flood management transboundary water issues irrigation efficiency socio-economic issues Punjab_region |
| gptkbp:type |
surface irrigation
|
| gptkbp:waterSource |
snowmelt and monsoon rains
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1850s
|