Global warming is increasing in the average temperature of the earth. As a result the earth is getting hotter and the glaciers started melting in Pakistan.
There are more than three hundreds glaciers in Pakistan, which are located in northern areas of Pakistan. We get 70 percent water from these glaciers and 30 percent water from rains.
The agricultural ecosystem can collapse due to global warming and associated risks as it is feared that rising temperature can lead to catastrophes like droughts, water shortages, productivity and biodiversity loss across the world.
70 percent of the total land of Pakistan is located in arid and semi-arid regions, while droughts and loss of biological productivity are common phenomena in the country.
Pakistan is confronted with environmental deterioration in agro-ecosystem and it may cause change in land use due to contamination of farmlands by chemical pollutants from industries.
Pakistan is an agricultural country. Eighty percent of its agricultural output comes from the Indus Basin. Pakistan has one of the world's largest canal systems.
The construction of Tarbela Dam began 1968 and completed in 1974, at cost of USD 1,497 Million on the Indus River. Tarbela Dam is the largest in the world formed by an earthen dam. There is a power house, which generate three thousands and five hundreds MW per day. This dam is not in good condition and is needed to be cleaned.
This is a picture of Jehlum River which flows from India and enter in Pakistan. It has a total length of 774 kilometers.
The Mangla Dam located in Mirpur District in Azad Kashmir. It was built on Jehlum River, at a cost of 6.5 billion, funded by World Bank. There is a power house that generates one thousand MW per day.
Chenab River flows form Himachal Pradesh India and enter in Pakistan. It is merged with Jhelum, Sutlaj and other five rivers near Uch Sharif.
But in 1960, Pakistan and India had signed an agreement on water sharing. After that pact Pakistan lost three of its rivers including Sutlej, Beas and Ravi.
This treaty divided the use of rivers and canals between the two countries. Pakistan obtained exclusive rights for the three western rivers, namely Indus, Jehlum and Chenab. And India retained rights to the three eastern rivers, namely Ravi, Beas and Sutluj. The treaty also guaranteed ten years of uninterrupted water supply. Written By Aziz Sanghur
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