Sources of water
Define irrigation
Artificial supply of water to the plants, crops, land
A method that works on the principle of see-saw
Shaduf
A method of controlled irrigation
Sprinklers/ sprays
It is caused by excessive irrigation
Water table rises, waterlogging
Algae is
A green colored layer of microorganism
Natural Sources of water
Rivers, glacial melt, melting of snow, rainfall
A method in which 50% of the work is done by animal
Charsa
A modern well
Tube well
White layer of salt on the soil
Salinity
When algae consumes oxygen and blocks sunlight, this process is called
Eutrophication
Name the eastern tributaries of river indus
Jehlum, chenab, Ravi and sutlej
This method can cause flooding
Inundation canal
Best to irrigate linear plantation
Tankers
What is silting/ siltation
Deposition of silt in the reservoirs of dams
A dam that was proposed to be built over Indus at the border of kpk and Punjab
Kavanagh dam
Name the western tributaries of indus
Swat, Kabul, kurram, tochi and gomal
In Persian wheel animals are blindfolded because?
To prevent from falling due to dizziness
3 examples of barrages
Guddu, Sukkur, kotri or any 3
SCARP stands for
Salinity control and reclamation project
A treaty signed between India and Pakistan in 1959-60 to solve canal water dispute
Indus Water Treaty
Name the rivers of Balochistan
Hab, hingol, dasht, nehing, zhob
Mother well is also called
Main well/deepest well
Gates of dam are also called
Spillways
Example of a successful project by SCARP
That irrigated forest
Desalination is the process to
Filter out salt from sea water