Abstract
The delay action dams (DADs) are instrumental to fetch water for agriculture and nurture the underground water and the indigenous karezes in study area. Mostly the livelihood in Pishin sub-basin is dependent on subsistence farming. The data is collected with the help of closed-ended questionnaire based on the perceptions of the inhabitants. Also required secondary data were obtained from relevant Government Departments. The data were subjected to descriptive qualitative method mainly analyzed by SPSS and excel sheet. The results are evident that the life of karezes streams and springs water level has direct relation with water behind the dams in the study areas in the contemporary scenario. The natural vegetation also has close association with these dams in arid and semi-arid climate area. Hence findings additionally uncover that dams are a source of entertainment for the people. The DADs need proper planning and development including de-siltation and capacity increase that can bring prosperity in the study area and surrounding
Syed Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, , Iftikhar Ahmad, Romana Ambreen. (2017) A Study of Delay Action Dams Based on Perceptions of the Inhabitants in Sub-basin Pishin, Balochistan, Balochistan Review, Volume 2, Issue 2.
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