Case study on Indus

Question 1

what % of water is withdrawn by agriculture

Answer 1

93%

Question 2

how much does the Indus generate

Answer 2

$380 billion

Question 3

what % of the Indus waters Pakistans crops

Answer 3

90%

Question 4

How many people have made residence within the basins boundaries

Answer 4

276 million

Question 5

what countries does it go through

Answer 5

China, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India

Question 6

what does the Indus rely on

Answer 6

snow and ice melt as well as heavy rain from the Himalayas

Question 7

what % of meltwater contributes to yearly flow

Answer 7

80%

Question 8

what % could crop production fall by

Answer 8

13%

Question 9

when was the Indus water treaty established

Answer 9

1960

Question 10

How is the Indus divided

Answer 10

splits the fan of 6 tributaries

Question 11

how many dams are there along the Indus and how many more are planned to be built

Answer 11

3 and 3

Question 12

what is the largest dam and how much water can it hold

Answer 12

The Tarbela dam which can hold 100 million cubic metres of water

Question 13

how many canal control points are there

Answer 13

45

Question 14

positives of the Indus river

Answer 14

an increased amount of land irrigated, reservoirs home to fish farms which create new job opportunities

Question 15

Negatives of the Indus river

Answer 15

water supply is not distributed fairly so could become a source of conflict, farmers haven’t been trained in irrigation techniques

Question 16

what % of Pakistan is affected by floods

Answer 16

40%

Question 17

what were some causes of the floods

Answer 17

monsoon rains, deforestation and huge sediment loads cause erosion

Question 18

what % of crops were destroyed

Answer 18

23%