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VVFPOILI 0 WORLDBANK TECHNICALPAPER NUMBER 166 Public Disclosure Authorized Ifrigation Planning with Environmental Considerations A Case Study of Pakistan's Indus Basin FILECopy Masood Ahmad and Gary P. 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No. 134 de Haan and Bekure,Animal HIealthin Sub-SaharanAfrica: Initial Experienceswith Alternative Approaches (List continues on the inside back cover) WORLDBANK TECHNICAL PAPER NUMBER 166 Irrigation Planning with Environmental Considerations A Case Study of Pakistan's Indus Basin Masood Ahmad and Gary P. Kutcher The World Bank Washington, D.C. Copyright 0 1992 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/THE WORLDBANK 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433, U.S.A. All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing April 1992 Technical Papers are published to conmnunicate the results of the Bank's work to the development community with the least possible delay. The typescript of this paper therefore has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formal printed texts, and the World Bank accepts no responsibility for errors. 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ISSN: 0253-7494 Masood Ahmad is a water resources engineer in the World Bank's Europe, Middle East, and North Africa Region. This work was undertaken while he was with the Envirornment Department. Gary P. Kutcher is an agricultural and water resources economist. He is a former Bank staff member and currently a consultant to the Bank and other international organizations. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ahmad, Masood. Irrigation planning with environmental considerations: a case study of Pakistan's Indus Basin / Masood Ahmad and Gary P. Kutcher. p. cm. - (World Bank technical paper, ISSN 0253-7494; no. 166) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8213-2080-7 1. Irrigation engineering-Environmental aspects-Pakistan-Case studies. 2. Soil salinization-Pakistan--Case studies. 3. Waterlogging (Soils)-Pakistan-Case studies. 4. Irrigation- -Pakistan-Management-Case studies. 5. Irrigation engineering- -Environmental aspects-Indus River Watershed-Case studies. I. Kutcher, Gary P., 1944- . 1I. Title. II. Series. TD195.H93A36 1992 627'.52'095491-dc2O 92-6782 CIP ... Foreword Waterloggingand salinityare two of the major environmentalproblems associated with large irrigationsystems. It is in this contextthat the EnvironmentDepartment is very pleased to share the results of this case study for the Indus Basin irrigationsystem, which analyzes causes of waterlogging and salinity and suggests possible remedies. The methodology and the techniques developed for this case study can be considered as applicable generallyto irrigation systemsoperating in semi-arid and arid environments. Mohamed T. El-Ashry Director EnvironmentDepartment iv Acknowledgements The authors have been inspired by, and have benefited from, discussions with Warren Fairchild, S.S. Kirmani, Peter S. Lee, Richard Meyers, Walter Ochs, Willem Vlotner, and Tae-Hee Yoon. Walter Ochs and Herve Plusquellec commented on an earlier draft. None of these should be held responsible for any errors or any views expressed in this study. They are grateful to Anthony Brooke, John H. Duloy, Alexander Meeraus, and Gerald T. O'Mara for their earlier work on the Indus Basin Models. Table of Contents 1 Introduction ............................................. 1 Historical Background ................................ 1 Emerging Problems .................................. 2 The Water Sector Investment Plan ...................... 4 Objectives of this Study ............................... 5 2 The Indus Basin Model Revised ........................ 7 Background ............. .......................... 7 Overview of the IBMR ................................ 8 The Zone Models ................................... 13 The Province Models ................................ 14 Appendix: The Agro-Climatic Zones .................... 15 3 Agricultural Performance 1988-2000.......... .. ............... 17 Agricultural Production (1988) ......................... 17 Resource Use (1988) ................................ 21 Projections to 2000: Assumptions ....................... 24 Projections for 2000: With No Further Investment .... ....... 26 Projections for 2000: With WSIP Investment ............... 27 Appendix: Surface Water System Inflows ................. 32 4 Environmental Issues ..... ............ ..................... 37 Environmental Priorities .............................
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