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Indus Basin Irrigation System Flashcards

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1
Q

Advantage (food security)

A

Improves
food
security for
Pakistan,
making 40%
more land
available for
cultivation.

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2
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Advantage (electricity)

A

Hydro
Electric
Power (HEP)
is generated
by main
dams.

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3
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Disadvantage (population)

A

Population
growth will
increase the
demand for
water in the
future.

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4
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Disadvantage (costs)

A

There are
high costs
to maintain
reservoir
capacity,
barrages
and canals

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