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He is living on the top of a hill at the Anzali location of the town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by supplying water supply to low -income communities and farmers’ residences.
The community faced challenges to bring water to the top of the hill to irrigate the crops and irrigate the crops. However, the International Water Management Institute, an international organization operating in Pakistan on Water Management and Water Governance Projects, has helped apply hydraulic RAM pumps to lift water from the top of the hill without electricity, fuel or more expenses. Locals say the project has changed its lives in terms of water supply and irrigation crops and livestock.
The pump follows the basic principle of gravity and water pressure. IWMI researchers turned the flow of water through the pipe, which causes pressure through a valve system so that the water can be extended upward in a separate pipe.
IWMI has launched several pilot projects in KP to introduce modern water supply methods to agriculture. The organization has acknowledged that water safety is a major challenge for Pakistan. IWMI projects include the distribution of soil moisture sensor to help the farmers know whether their crops need irrigation or not. This helps them protect water and protect the crops from high irrigation.
Another IWMI project is an experience of irrigating agricultural land through drip irrigation using drip irrigation. This technique is being used to grow paddy with low water. Similar experiences in Afghanistan have increased the production of rice by 15 %.
“Our lives are easier,” says a large section of a community in Anzali village. He added, “We had to work hard to bring water to the mountain. People were spending a long time for it,” he added. Although water supply is limited so far, we are happy. “With the help of IWMI, the community has also set up a tank to store the water supplied by the RAM Pump. IWMI has set up three ramps pumps as a pilot project in Mansehra district. Thus the water is being provided from the flow to 1,000 feet above.
In Sarkai village of Charsadda district, a female farmer, Shazia Sami, is using soil moisture sensors for the management of his sugarcane crop water.
“The challenges are different in the rainy and mountainous areas,” said Nakash Taj, an IWMI research officer. Only 21pc cultivation of the 80.747 hectares in this district is irrigated. The rest is fed with rain. Water management is needed here. The organization is also facilitating the formation of water societies and cooperating with the district administration to enhance the cheap modern methods of water management for agriculture.
Rehmatullah Kundi, a senior engineer from the tank, has helped IWMI install these pumps in Mansehra. Earlier, Kandi worked on a similar project in Gilgit -Baltistan.
“There is a urgent need for better water management and governance in KP,” said Zaman, the team’s superiority for the IWMIK KP Water Management Project. He said the purpose of this organization is to promote a model for agriculture and sustainable development of climate.
A floox tower installed in Manira and Mardan is being used to observe the behavior of the ground. They collect more than 70 climate data. Variables include rain gauge, carbon emissions, water molecules, etc. IWMI has also installed four floox tower in Punjab, which is the largest number in the South Asian country so far. The data of these towers will help with policy making.
“The purpose of these projects is to prepare the good management and information system of water,” he said, “We are doing pilot projects. In the future, the relevant governments will take ownership of these projects and expand them.”
He says the IWMI has also helped governments establish regulatory authorities of water resources and make rules related to water use. “These innovations, if adopted by governments, can prove to be a great step towards agriculture game changer and water management.”
IWMI recognizes water safety as a definite challenge for development. Water safety is also essential for a safe, sustainable future, which is included in the UN’s sustainable development goals. Water safety means accessing and maintaining access to acceptable quantity and water quality for health, livelihood, environmental systems and production, as well as acceptable levels of water -related risks to people, environment and economies. Also, climate change is increasing the risk of water with every increase of alerts. Rural communities and small raising farmers are the most exposed.
Author is a staff reporter. It can be arrived at vaqargillani@gmail.com
