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49 small dams to be built in Potohar region [1]

Punjab government has completed construction of 49 small dams that will make water available for 22,703 acre cropland in Potohar, an area where agriculture mostly relies on rain water.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2012
Pakistan Observer [2]
Tags:
Pakistan [3], South Asia [4], Dams [5], Agriculture [6], Irrigation [7], Punjab [8]
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