Channelling the current

Karez systems in Pakistan are traditional practices of water tapping and channelling. Due to overpumping of groundwater aquifers in Balochistan province, of an estimated 800 karezes, 175 have dried up in recent decades. This video explains the karez systems and the social structure around them.

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Produced by: IUCN Pakistan
Year: 2012
Language: Urdu with English subtitles

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Dossier
Groundwater Management  
Tags
Groundwater documentary drought  
Date
May 15, 2020  
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Language
Urdu 
Region
Pakistan 
Produced by
IUCN Pakistan