Due to the lack of drainage network in Sindh province (Pakistan) the majority of the farmers are facing water logging problems and as a result, soil is becoming saline day by day. Once the field becomes saline, farmers can not harvest… As the majority of Pakistani’s income is dependent on agriculture, if they dont open drainage networks, people will face more difficulties…
Some of farmers dug their own surface drainage. In this video from the Nawazabad Farm, it shows a very simple surface drainage canal that not only balances groundwater level but also collects seepage from the canal and used as water shortage. Basically Nawazabad farm is doing conjunctive water use at their field.
In these kind of areas where there is water scarce, one of the best solution is conjunctive water use.
More info: www.spate-irrigation.org
Produced by: TheWaterChannel
Year: 2014