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标题：Impacts of Hill Torrents’ Management on Socio-Economic Conditions of Arid Land Farmers: a Case Study of Tehsil D.G. Khan
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作者：Muhammad Adeel Kamran ; Tahira Shamshad
期刊名称：Asian Journal of Humanity, Art and Literature
印刷版ISSN：2311-8636
电子版ISSN：2312-2021
出版年度：2014
期号：3
页码：155-162
语种：English
出版社：Asian Business Consortium, Malaysia
摘要：The study conducted in arid areas of Dera Ghazi Khan occasionally affected by hill torrents (Suri-Lund, Vidore, Sakhi-Sarwar, Mithawan) coming from Koh-e-Suleman range. The study found that hill torrent water is used for agriculture, domestic and livestock. The management of this water significantly affects on income, crop yield, soil fertility, health conditions and living standard of farmers. The local cost effective methods to store this water include wah, dubba and bundh but most of water is wasted as they are insufficient. The water distribution mechanism fosters cooperation and helps to form new relations with co-farmers. The study suggested that government and NGOs should help people to construct concrete diversions, bundhs, ponds and dams to manage hill torrent water.