Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR)

PCRWRANNUAL REPORT2019-20

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PCRWRANNUAL REPORT2019-20

Editorial Board

PATRON & CHIEF EDITOR

Dr. Muhammad Ashraf

EDITOR

Faizan ul Hasan

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Anwaar Ahmad Qureshi

DESIGNING

Zeeshan Munawar

Pakistan's water issues are emerging with time due to increased population,

rapid urbanization and conventional agricultural activities. The conventional

knowledge and approaches cannot be used to overcome these issues.

These approaches are mainly based on tangible components with the

mindset of build-neglect and rebuild. This has resulted into wastage of

precious resources and lack of confidence on these technologies.

One of such approach is the discharge measurements using staff gauge and

rating curves. This is a century old technique and relies on human for data

collection, calculations and transmission. Therefore, it is time and labor

intensive and the chances of error and data manipulation are increased

manifold. This in turn leads to trust deficit amongst the provinces regarding

fair water distribution. Another example is the groundwater monitoring using

conventional approaches such as Electric Resistivity Survey (ERS) and

manually operated observation wells. These are also laborious, time

consuming and subject to many uncertainties. Similarly, irrigation scheduling

(when to apply and how much to apply?) is based on either soil moisture or

climatic data – again both are complex, time consuming, laborious and

therefore, out of the reach of the common farmers.

With the advancement in space technology and the Internet of Things (IoT),

now it has become easier and cost efficient to use these technologies to

resolve complex water-related issues. These technologies can provide real

time-data without human interventions. Data obtained using these

technologies is applicable on larger scale due to reliability and acceptability

among the stakeholders, thus facilitating in quick decision making.

For the last few years, Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources

(PCRWR) in collaboration with its national and international collaborators

has been applying these technologies such as Indus Telemetry to measure

canal discharge, automatic groundwater monitoring (quantity and quality),

irrigation scheduling using Satellite data, Chameleon to measure real time

soil moisture, smart water meters for real-time monitoring of domestic water

supply etc. The Council is also trying to disseminate all these technologies

and build capacity of the stakeholders.

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FOREWORD

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Besides these milestone achievements, the Council is taking numerous

activities on surface and groundwater management, drinking water quality,

ecosystem monitoring and management, rainwater harvesting etc. starting

from Gilgit-Baltistan (a mother well of the Indus water) to the Arabian Sea

(where finally it drains). This report provides a summary of those activities

carried out during 2019-20.

Dr. Muhammad AshrafChairman, PCRWR

CONTENTS

01 About PCRWR

Introduction

Research Establishments

Major Research Areas

Budget

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07 Key Achievements/Activities

Possible Nomination of Karez System Cultural Landscape in the UNESCO's World Heritage List

Groundwater Investigations and Mapping in the Lower Indus Plain

Groundwater Investigations of Five Districts of KP (Peshawar, Charsadda, Swabi, Nowshera, Mardan)

Water Quality Assessment in Pind Dadan Khan

Trans-boundary Effects on Ground and Surface Waters along the Eastern Border of Pakistan

Improved Land and Water Conservation Practices to Enhance Wasteland Productivity in Thal Desert

Developing Approaches to Enhance Farmer Water Management Skills in Balochistan, Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan

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Improving Groundwater Management to Enhance Agriculture and Farming Livelihoods in Pakistan

Water Conservation through Smart Water Metering and Pricing in Pakistan

Consultation on Localization of Water, Energy and Food Nexus to Pakistan's Local Governance

Launching of Diploma Course under Prime Minister's Hunarmand Pakistan Program

World Water Day 2020

Consultation Workshop on Groundwater Mapping and Soil Salinity for the Indus Basin

Establishment of Regional Centre for Management Research in Arid Zones under Auspices of UNESCO

Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

Meeting of Pakistan National Committee on International Hydrological Program

Opening of Water Analysis Laboratory for Metals in Regional Office PCRWR-Lahore

NASA Featured PCRWR's Irrigation Advisory Service on World Earth Day

2020 SWOT Early Adopters Virtual Hackathon

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ISO-17025:2017 Accreditation of National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL)

Development of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

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Evaluation of Crop Water Requirement of Hybrid Maize at Lysimeter Station Lahore

Evaluation of Sprinkler and Conventional Irrigation Systems on the Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Chickpeas and Sesame Crops at DRIP, Tandojam

Determination of Consumptive Use of Water for Cotton and Wheat Crops under Different Water table Depths at DRIP, Tandojam

Evaluation of the Prospects of Growing Wheat and Rice Crops on Beds, R&D Centre Sialmore

Quarterly Monitoring of Mineral /Bottled Water

COVID-19 Preventive Measures

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Water Quality Testing and Analysis

Groundwater Investigations

Irrigation Advisory Services

Laser Land Leveling

Soil Testing Service

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About PCRWR

Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) is an apex

organization of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST)

established through Act of Parliament 2007. It is mandated to conduct,

organize, coordinate and promote research on all aspects of water

resources. The functions assigned to PCRWR are given below:

Research

Conduct, organize, coordinate and promote research on all aspects

of water resources

Mobile media advisory service, seminars, workshops, conferences,

scientific papers & reports

Water quality, conservation, utilization, management and

technology development

Public & private organizations

National water resources information center

Water conservation and treatment technologies for irrigation, drinking

and industrial effluent

National water quality monitoring programme (urban & rural)

Irrigation, drainage, reclamation, drinking water and industrial effluent

Monitoring

Technologies

National Database

Mass Awareness

Policy Recommendations

Capacity Building, Contractual &

Consultancy Services

Vision

To carve knowledge products befitting the needs of water resources management

Mission

Creation of enabling environment for inclusive and adaptive research in water resources management

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Research EstablishmentsPCRWR has played its role, as a

leading water sector research and

development (R&D) organization

through a well-established state of

the art research and dissemination

infrastructure:

Ÿ Headquarter in Islamabad with eight regional

offices: Tandojam, Quetta, Bahawalpur,

Lahore, Peshawar, Karachi, Muzafarabad and

Gilgit

Ÿ Water testing laboratories in 24 cities:

Islamabad, Lahore, Bahawalpur, Tandojam,

Quetta, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Gujranwala,

Mianwali, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Sialkot, DG

Khan, Multan, Badin, Hyderabad, Karachi,

Nawabshah, Sukkur, Loralai, Abbottabad, DI

Khan, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit

Ÿ National Capacity Building Institute (NCBI)

Islamabad

Ÿ A network of seven research and

demonstration centres in different agro-

climatic zones of the country.

Ÿ GIS and Geo-hydrological laboratory,

Islamabad

Ÿ Information and documentation Centre,

Islamabad

Ÿ Drainage type lysimeters: Tandojam, Lahore,

Quetta and Peshawar

Ÿ Soil Physics Laboratory, Islamabad

Headquarter

Regional Office

Water Quality Lab

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Major Research Areas

Mandate of PCRWR is broad in

relation to the areas of different

research in the country. However,

the focused research areas are

prioritized keeping in view the

present resources and needs of the

country.

PCRWR conducts its research

keeping in view the needs of the

country and in line with the Pakistan

vision 2025, National Water Policy

2018, SDGs, PCRWR’s research

agenda and other related policies,

such as Food Security Policy,

Climate Change Policy, Drinking

Water Policy etc.

Crop Water Requirements

Water Conservation

Groundwater Investigations –

GIS/RS

Recharge of Depleting Aquifers

Watershed Management

Drainage and Land

Reclamation

Water Management

Rainwater Harvesting and Desertification Control

Water Quality

Rainwater Harvesting

Sand Dune Stabilization

Rangeland Management

Grassland Development

Saline Agriculture

Water Quality Assessment and

Management

Innovative Water Treatment

Technologies

Simple and low cost analytical

solutions for water quality monitoring

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Type Sanctioned Released Expenditure

Non-development 402.838 402.838 402.838

Development 65.817 27.477 24.811

(Rs. in million)

PCRWR Non-development budget comes from GoP and is mainly used to

meet salary and operational expenses. Budget for research comes from

development (Public Sector Development Program),

collaborative/contratual research, competitive research grants, etc.

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Budget for the year 2019-2020

Key Achievements/ Activities

Key Achievements/

ActivitiesPCRWR has conducted 20 research

studies/collaborative projects during

the fiscal year 2019-20. Besides

these research studies/collaborative

projects, four PSDP project were

also undertaken.

The case for inclusion of Karez System Cultural

Landscape in UNESCO's World Heritage List

was first pleaded in December 2015 by

PCRWR. Taking a step forward, PCRWR in

collaboration with UNESCO has undertaken the

following activities:

Ÿ Notification of a Steering Committee under

the Chairmanship of Additional Chief

Secretary of Balochistan to oversee the

nomination process of karez cultural

landscape of Balochistan as a world heritage.

PCRWR is functioning as the Secretariat.

First meeting of the Committee was held on

July 31, 2019 and the second meeting was

held on November 28, 2019 at Quetta.

Possible Nomination of Karez System Cultural Landscape in the UNESCO's World Heritage List

First meeting of the Steering Committee

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Stakeholder consultation on possible nomination of Karez Cultural Landscape in the UNESCO's World Heritage List” at Quetta

on July 31, 2019

Digital inventory of the Karezes of Balochistan on UNESCO IHPWINS database

Dissemination and Rehabilitation Training Workshop on Karezes of Balochistan was organized at Quetta on November 27, 2019

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After successful completion of

groundwater mapping in the Upper

Indus Plain, investigations were carried

out during 2014-2018 mainly focusing

the areas of the Lower Indus Plain –

Sindh Province along with the areas

falling in Punjab on right side of the

River Indus (parts of Mianwali, D.I.

Khan, D.G. Khan and Rajanpur

districts) and left side of the River

Sutlej (parts of Bahawalnagar,

Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan

districts). Results of this study have

been completed during the current

year and a report has been published.

The report reveals that groundwater

quality at deeper depths is highly

saline. However, a layer of freshwater

of varying quality is present with

varying thickness in the aquifer in the

areas of favorable lithologies where

sources of groundwater recharge are

available. The groundwater quality is

fresh or usable along the River Indus

due to its recharge. With increasing

distance from the river, the salinity in

groundwater increases. The extent of

groundwater salinity further increases

and intensifies below Hyderabad

towards the Indus Delta.

Groundwater Investigations

and Mapping in the Lower Indus

Plain

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Groundwater Investigations of Five Districts of KP (Peshawar, Charsadda, Swabi, Nowshera, Mardan)

The study was carried out with the financial support of HELVETAS. The conventional

disciplines and tools used in groundwater investigations such as geology, hydrology and

hydrochemistry have been complemented with modern methods of geophysics, isotope

hydrology, remote sensing and mathematical modelling. An extensive analytical

modelling was performed by using Aqua Chem software. The water table depths were

measured to cover both shallow and deep groundwater sources such as hand pumps,

dugwells and tubewells where possible. The study reveals that generally, the

groundwater is of useable quality (0-2.5 dS/m) covering about 97% of the total area.

However, some hotspots of groundwater salinity have been found mainly at Risalpur in

Nowshera district where groundwater salinity ranges from 2.6 to 4.8 dS/m. Moreover, it

has been estimated that the quantity of usable groundwater is about 97 million acre foot

(MAF) as active storage. This groundwater reserve is available up to the depth of 300 m.

The isotopic results have revealed that most of the area is being recharged through a mix

of river and rainfall water sources. The groundwater modelling indicates that groundwater

is depleting at an average rate of about 0.21-0.7 m per year at different locations.

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Water Quality Assessment in Pind Dadan Khan

Provision of safe drinking water is a basic human right and is the responsibility of the state.

More than 90% of the drinking water comes from groundwater. However, various studies

showed that more than 80% of the water supplied to the people is contaminated and Pind

Dadan Khan Tehsil of Jhelum has no exemption. In fact, this tehsil is facing both quantitative

and qualitative issues. The quantitative and qualitative assessment of surface and

groundwater resources is a first step towards providing safe drinking water to the masses.

The study shows that freshwater supply in the study area is scarce and vulnerable in terms

of its availability, quantity and quality. There is only a shallow and small fresh groundwater

pocket existing near Jalalpur village, whereas the groundwater of the remaining tehsil is

highly saline and unacceptable for drinking. It is advised that maximum groundwater drilling

depth of 50 m (150 ft) may be kept in the eastern part closed to River Jhelum starting from

Jalalpur Sharif to Dhariala Jaalib. To help the local communities to overcome acute

shortage of drinking water and unsafe water quality, integrated water quantity and quality

management initiative are recommended such as; installation of Reverse Osmosis (RO)

plants, development of rainwater harvesting techniques, installation of skimming wells,

supplying piped water from alternative safe water sources, disinfection of water resources

and water storage bodies and regular water quality monitoring.

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Trans-boundary Effects on

Ground and Surface Waters

along the Eastern Border of Pakistan

Pakistan has shared water sources

with India regulated through Indus

Waters Treaty (IWT) and groundwater

is not part of the IWT. There are

indications that due to huge

groundwater pumping in Indian

Punjab, the groundwater along the

Pakistan borders may be affected (in

terms of its quality and quantity). The

objective of the project is to study

groundwater flow pattern and

characteristics along Pakistan - India

border. Following major activities have

been carried out during the year;

Ÿ Installed groundwater assessment

gadgets (12 multiple and 95 single)

and random bench marks with

respect to mean sea level (MSL)

have been established.

Ÿ Developed groundwater flow

patterns in various sectors.

Ÿ Electrical Resistivity Survey was

conducted on 246 probes.

Ÿ Isotope Analysis of 500 water

samples have been carried out.

Ÿ Monitored water quality of Hudiara

drain. Groundwater flow pattern developed

under the study

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Improved Land and Water

Conservation Practices to

Enhance Wasteland

Productivity in Thal Desert

The project is being carried out in

Thal Desert with the objective to

introduce various improved land and

water conservation practices. This

include solar-powered drip irrigation

system, sprinkler irrigation, etc.

During the reported period following

progress have been made;

Ÿ Installed two Solar powered drip

and sprinkler irrigation systems at

Noorpur Thal and Dulewala.

Ÿ Provided vegetative cover at

three sites of indigenous Khagal

plants (8,000 plants) to control the

issue of wind erosion and sand

dune stabilization.

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Developing Approaches to

Enhance Farmer Water

Management Skills in

Balochistan, Punjab and

Sindh in Pakistan

Partners:

Ÿ University of Canberra

Ÿ Commonwealth Scientific and

Industrial Research Organisation

Ÿ Pakistan Council of Research in

Water Resources (PCRWR)

Ÿ Social Sciences Research

Institute-PARC

Ÿ Society of Facilitators and

Trainers (SOFT)

The project is funded by ACIAR and

is focused to develop tools and

approaches for increasing farmers’

irrigation management skills. The

project is being implemented in 49

villages located in Bahawalpur,

Sargodha, Faisalabad, Nawabshah,

Hyderabad and Quetta.

During current year, following key activities

were performed:

Ÿ Stakeholder forums (farmers, Govt.

departments, other stakeholders) were

established in all six project districts to

share project interventions and

experiences.

Ÿ Master level students were engaged from

Sindh and Punjab universities for research

work.

Ÿ Farmer Integrated Learning Model

(FILM) Workshops (in two rounds) were

organized in 12 villages.

Ÿ Farmer led 119 experiments by male and

female farmers were carried out in 24

villages.

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Improving Groundwater

Management to Enhance

Agriculture and Farming

Livelihoods in Pakistan

The project is funded by ACIAR with

the following objectives:

Ÿ Develop and articulate a shared

understanding of sustainable

groundwater use for agriculture

and the need for improve

management in Balochistan,

Punjab and Sindh provinces.

Ÿ Develop with collaborating

stakeholders in each case study,

groundwater management tools

and options that have the

potential to enhance livelihoods of

farming families.

Ÿ Enhance capacity and institutional

arrangements for post project

adoption of tools and options

develop in objective 2 by

collaborating with stakeholder

organizations.

Ÿ Collaborative research action plans have

been developed for all case studies by their

stakeholder forums.

Ÿ Stakeholders have been engaged in

Representative Agricultural Pathways

(RAP) sessions.

Ÿ Three groundwater models have been

developed and modelling scenario has

commenced.

Ÿ Booklets, leaflets and briefing cards on

groundwater and its management have

been developed and shared: available in

Urdu, Sindhi, English.

Ÿ Research by a PhD student and project

team member has been undertaken.

Ÿ Networks and partnerships have been

established through the project to provide

opportunities to engage and build capacity

through interaction.

Ÿ Trials of low water/high value crops have

been carried out.

Ÿ Demonstration sites have been established

on farms managed by leading members of

the stakeholder forums in both case study

areas in Sindh.

Training in both groundwater and economic modelling at Mehran University, Oct 2019

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Water Conservation through Smart Water Metering and Pricing in

Pakistan

This project is carried out in partnership with

Climate Change Research and

Development Center, COMSATS University,

Islamabad and Swiss Agency for

Development and Cooperation (SDC). Upon

completion of the project, a seminar was

organized on November 6, 2019.

The seminar was aimed to rationalize the

need of smart water metering and pricing in

urban areas to ensure equitable, leakage

free domestic water supplies to the general

public. Federal Minister for Science and

Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said

that, there was a need to develop

technological skills in competitive areas. Mr.

Daniel Valenghi, Head of International

Cooperation, Swiss Agency for

Development Cooperation and Prof Dr.

Athar Hussain Head CCRD, were also

present on the occasion.

Federal Minister for Science and Technology speaking during the seminar

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Consultation on Localization of Water, Energy and Food Nexus to Pakistan's Local Governance

Pakistan Council of Research in Water

Resources, The Asia Foundation (TAF),

Pakistan Meteorological Department

(PMD) and Federal Flood Commission

(FFC) jointly organized a series of

consultations on Localization of Water,

Energy and Food Nexus in Peshawar, th thKarachi and Lahore on 6 , 27 February

thand 5 March 2020, respectively. A national

workshop was also organized in December

2019 in Islamabad involving lead

organizations to review core policies i.e.

National Climate Change Policy, National

Food Security Policy, National Water Policy

and draft Alternate Energy Policy. The

second round of the consultations were

held at provincial level, considering

respective policies of the provinces related

to drinking water, climate change, water,

alternate energy and agriculture. These

consultations helped the experts working at

provincial, national and international levels,

political leadership, provincial public sector

organizations to review the provincial

policies and their linkage with the national

policies. The overall goal of this exercise

was to devise a workable plan for Nexus

based thinking at the three different tiers i.e.

provincial, divisional and local levels.

Group photo of participants at Lahore

Group photo of participants at Karachi

Group photo of participants at Islamabad

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Launching of Diploma Course under Prime Minister's Hunarmand Pakistan Program

Pakistan Council of Research in Water

Resources has launched two diploma

courses (6-month duration) in "Water

Quality Technician and Waste Water

Treatment" under Prime Minister's

Hunarmand Pakistan Program in

collaboration with National Vocational and

Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC).

The launching ceremony of the diploma

courses was held on February 26, 2020 at

PCRWR, Islamabad which was presided

over by Dr. Nasir Khan, Executive Director,

NAVTTC. Speaking on the occasion, Dr.

Nasir Khan stated that the diploma courses

would be beneficial and useful for the

students and would contribute in the

development of technical manpower of the

country. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman,

PCRWR while giving welcome address said

that this diploma had provided good

opportunities to the students for skill

learning and would serve the country either

as working with professional organizations

or serving through entrepreneurship after

completing the courses.

Dr. Nasir Khan, Executive Director, NAVTTC addressing during the ceremony

Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman PCRWR speaking at the occasion

Group photo of the participants and the teaching faculty

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WHEN THE WELL �S DRY,

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0World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 each year with a

theme to create awareness about the importance of water among

the global population. This year the global theme was “Water and

Climate Change”. In an effort to create awareness at different

levels, PCRWR along with its partners: ACIAR, ICIMOD, The Asia

Foundation, CCRD, Riphah International University, Technology

Times, ICARDA and UNESCO planned various activities during

March 16-20, 2020. Unfortunately, all activities except social

media campaign had to be postponed due to COVID-19 situation

in the country. However, awareness was made through a social

media campaign.

A Hashtag #Water4Pakistan remained among the top 10 trends

on twitter in Pakistan on March 22, 2020. A team of volunteers

also created about 400 short messages which were posted on

different social media networks for public awareness.

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Consultation Workshop on Groundwater Mapping and Soil Salinity for the Indus Basin

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A national consultation workshop on Groundwater Mapping and Soil Salinity for the

Indus Basin, Pakistan was jointly organized by PCRWR, International Water

Management Institute (IWMI) and Ministry of Water Resources, Government of Pakistan nd

on 22 October 2020 at Islamabad. The workshop was intended to archive the activities

of major stakeholders on groundwater mapping and soil salinity in Indus Basin. Key

objective of the workshop was to understand present status of; water table depth and

quality; surface and profile soil salinity in the Indus Basin. The workshop was attended

by the representatives and experts from provincial irrigation departments, Food and

Agriculture Organization, International Waterlogging & Salinity Research Institute

(IWASRI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), and Ministry of Water

Resources.

Group photo of the participants

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Policy Dialogue on Integrated

Water Resources

Management (IWRM)

A webinar was jointly organized by PCRWR, NUST

and UNESCO Pakistan office on June 17, 2020 on

“Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resources

Management (IWRM); a tool for Prevention and

Smart Monitoring of COVID-19”.

There were 11 panel members and around 50

participants at the webinar and around 9 to 10

female participants. Almost 37 participants watched

the Facebook live feed. Facebook post reached

more than 4,500 users in a week.

Establishment of Regional Centre for Management Research in Arid Zones under Auspices of UNESCO

The Cabinet of Pakistan has accorded approval for signing the agreement with UNESCO by

PCRWR on behalf of Government of Pakistan for establishment of the proposed Regional

Center at Islamabad. At present there are 98 International and Regional Institutes and Centres

established as Category-II under the auspices of UNESCO. These Institutes and Centres are

associated with UNESCO through formal arrangements approved by General Conference

wherein Pakistan is also the Member. These are selected upon proposal by Member State(s)

based on strength of their specialization in one of UNESCO's field of competence. They

provide a valuable and unique contribution to the implementation of UNESCO's strategic

programme objectives for the benefits of Member States worldwide. In our region China has

five, Iran has three and India has one such Centre. PCRWR being Secretariat of Pakistan

National Committee on IHP submitted a proposal on the proposed Centre to UNESCO in 2004 th

for consideration during 16 Session of the Intergovernmental Council of International th

Hydrological Programme of UNESCO. The proposal was approved in principle during 17 rd th thSession held from 3 to 7 July 2006 in Paris. The final approval was made during 177 Session

th th thof Executive Board of UNESCO, Paris held from 25 September to 11 October 2007 and 34 th rdSession of UNESO General Conference held in Paris from 16 October to 3 November 2007.

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Meeting of Pakistan National Committee on International Hydrological Program

A meeting of Pakistan National Committee

on International Hydrological Program

(PNC-IHP) was held on November 12,

2019 at PCRWR Headquarters,

Islamabad with the support of UNESCO

Pakistan office. The Chairman PCRWR as

the Convener chaired the meeting. The

Meeting was attended by the members of

PNC-IHP including; Federal Flood

Commission, Ministry of Science and

Technology, UNESCO Pakistan Office,

Pakistan National Committee for

UNESCO (PNCU), WAPDA, Provincial

Irrigation Departments (Punjab, Sindh,

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan),

Pakistan Agricultural Research Council,

Pakistan Meteorological Department,

CEWRE-UET Lahore, COMSATS

University and NUST, Islamabad.

UNICEF, Pakistan supported Regional Water Quality Laboratory PCRWR Lahore in

shape of latest equipment to enhance its capacity for testing of the metals. Mr. Wilbroad

Ngambi, Chief Field Officer, UNICEF Pakistan formally inaugurated the laboratory.

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Opening of Water Analysis Laboratory for Metals in Regional Office PCRWR-Lahore

Group photo of participants

Group photo of the participants

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NASA Featured PCRWR's Irrigation Advisory Service on World Earth Day

2020 SWOT Early Adopters Virtual Hackathon

NASA announced a comprehensive package of products featuring PCRWR-Pakistan th rd

work on irrigation advisory as part of 50 anniversary of Earth Day (23 April, 2020).

Such an explicit recognition by NASA has never been done for any other country before.

This also highlights the role of PCRWR for societal accomplishment related to water and

livelihood matters. Irrigation Advisory Service in partnership with University of

Washington USA, is being provided to 20,000 farmers across Pakistan on weekly basis

through SMS. To subscribe for PCRWR's irrigation Advisory Service, please visit

“Irrigation Advisory Service” tab at PCRWR website (www.pcrwr.gov.pk/advisory.php).

A four-member team of PCRWR from

Islamabad, Lahore and Tandojam offices

participated in SWOT Early Adopters Virtual

Hackathon during May 26 to June 1, 2020.

This event was organized by NASA's Early

Adopters team and University of Washington

USA. Surface, Water, Ocean and Topography

Mission (satellite) of NASA is going to be

launched in 2023. SWOT early adopters team

based in Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) invited proposal for developing data application for

higher social benefits of this launch. PCRWR has developed a proposal for monitoring

waterlogging in Sindh Province and narrow reaches of transboundary rivers. This event

has helped PCRWR team to develop its capacity in techniques to use satellite data.

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National Water Quality Monitoring

Laboratory (NWQL), PCRWR

Islamabad has resumed its ISO-

17025 Accreditation for a period of

three years (up till January 2023).

NWQL has received accreditation

certificates from Pakistan National

Accreditation Council (PNAC) in

January, 2020 after successful

pre-assessment (May, 2019) and

full assessment (November,

2019). NWQL is issuing the

accredited test results to its

customers on continual basis.

ISO-17025:2017 Accreditation of National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL)

Development of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

As per requirement of ISO-

17025: 2017 the NWQL technical

and management service

delivery and documentation

system needed to be automated

(software based) in 2020.

Accordingly, the automation of

laboratory work flow (samples

receiving, payment, testing,

results recording, quality control

and report generation) is

developed and is in testing

phase. The automation of forms

and format related to ISO-17025:2017 accreditation system is targeted to be completed

by the end of current quarter.

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Regular Research and Development Activities

Effect of Conjunctive Use of Saline Ground Water and Fresh Rainwater on Growth of Various Fruit, Fuel and

Medicinal Plants in Cholistan Desert

The study was introduced at Field Research

Station Dingarh (Cholistan) on about 5 acres

of barren desert land.

Tree plantation of various plant species at

research site has been carried out such as

fruit, fuel and medicinal plants species.

Whereas among them some were exotic and

others were indigenous species. Details are

given below.

Sr.No

Plant Name No.

1 Desi Beri 200

2 Grafted Beri 100

3 Pomegranate (Punica granatum)

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4 Date Palm (P ) hoenix dactylifera

10

5 Neem (Azadirachta indica) 200

6 Sohanjna (Moringa oleifera) 100

7 Pilu (salvadora persica) 30

8 Desi Kikar (Accacia nilotica) 200

9 (Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata)

200

10 Cactus Plantation 1000

Pomegranate

Date plant

Desi Beri

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Maize (hybrid) and wheat crops were grown at lysimeter station Lahore during the 2019-

20. The consumptive use, crop coefficient (Kc), crop yield and water use efficiency (WUE)

of both crops as found during the experimental trial are:

Evaluation of Crop Water Requirement of Hybrid Maize at Lysimeter Station Lahore

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CropSeason

Varieties

CropGrowthPeriod

WaterApplied

Consumptive Use

Crop Coefficient (Seasonal)

Yield WUE

(Days) (mm) (mm) (Kc) (Tons/ha)3(kg/m )

Kharif 2019Hybrid Anhaar

AD-677695 410 395 1.05 8.50 2.07

Rabi 2019-20 145 390 378 0.51 4.52 1.16Hybrid

Pioneer 30y87

Main objective of the study is to determine the yield, yield parameters and water

productivity of chickpeas and sesame crops under sprinkler and conventional irrigation

systems. The anticipated outcome of the study is the assessment of water saving and

impact on yield for determining water economy and cost economy for adoption of high

efficiency irrigation system for chickpeas and sesame.

Due to the high intensity rainfall during pod formation and its drying period, about 90% of

the pods were turned black and seeds were dropped into the ground surface. The net yield

was found as 240 and 220 kg/ha with crop water use

of 365 and 450 mm under sprinkler and conventional

flooded method respectively. The seeds of

chickpeas were sown in December, 2019 where

about 80% germinated plants burnt due to the

extreme cold weather. The remaining 20%

germinated plants were again burnt during January,

2020 due to the extreme cold weather.

Evaluation of Sprinkler and Conventional Irrigation Systems on the Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Chickpeas and Sesame Crops at DRIP, Tandojam

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The study is aimed to determine the crop water requirement (CWR) for cotton and wheat

under different water table depths in the Lower Indus Basin. The water requirement of

cotton was found to be 704, 621 and 596 mm under water-table depths of 1.50, 2.25 and

2.75 m, respectively. The yield of cotton was found

as 3654, 3447 and 2802 kg/ha with water 3

productivity of 0.52, 0.56 and 0.47 kg/m , under

water table depth of 1.50, 2.25 and 2.75 m,

respectively. The CWR of wheat was found to be

554, 506 and 474 mm; yield was recorded as 4863,

4605 and 4562 kg/ha and WUE was calculated as 3

0.88, 0.91 and 0.96 kg/m at 1.50, 2.25 and 2.75 m

water-table depths (WTDs) respectively.

Determination of Consumptive Use of Water for Cotton and Wheat Crops under Different Water table Depths

at DRIP, Tandojam

The study is aimed to evaluate the potential of Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) on beds and

comparison of DSR on beds, plantation of wheat and rice crops on beds/ridges with

conventional flood irrigation in terms of yield, WUE and economic benefit. Preliminary

findings of the study during the reported period are as;

Evaluation of the Prospects of Growing Wheat and Rice Crops on Beds, R&D Centre Sialmore

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Rice

Wheat

Irrigation Method

Variety Area (ha)

Yields (tons)

Water Applied

(mm)

Effective Rainfall

(mm)

Water Productivity

3(kg/m )*

Water Savings

%

Bed Furrow

SuperBasmati

1.11 2.74 1794 104 0.14 39

Ridge 0.51 3.20 1764 104 0.17 40

Flat 0.38 3.04 2008 104 0.14 32

DSR on Beds 0.35 2.88 1924 104 0.14 35

Conventional 1.32 3.33 2954 104 0.11 -

Irrigation Method

Variety Area (ha)

Yields (tons)

Water Applied

(mm)

Effective Rainfall

(mm)

Water Productivity

3(kg/m )*

Water Savings

%

Bed Furrow

Faisalabad 2008

1.01 3.36 151 238 0.86 27

Ridge 0.51 3.71 161 238 0.93 22

PRB 0.35 3.06 140 238 0.81 32

Zero Tillage 1.11 4.22 171 238 1.03 17

Broadcasting 0.3 4.25 206 238 0.96 -

Direct seeded rice on beds Rice plantation on beds

* Water Applied + Effective Rainfall

* Water Applied + Effective Rainfall

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Quarterly Monitoring of Mineral /Bottled Water

PCRWR is conducting regular monitoring of mineral/bottled water samples on quarterly

basis. The objective of this quarterly monitoring is to identify the sub-standard

bottled/mineral water brands and to bring improvement in the quality of bottled/mineral

water being provided to general public. During one year period i.e. July, 2019 to June,

2020, 338 bottled/mineral water samples of commercially available brands have been

collected from major cities. All the samples were analyzed at ISO-17025 accredited

National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) of PCRWR, Islamabad for physico-chemical

and microbiological parameters. Laboratory findings were compared with permissible

limits of Pakistan Standard Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) to evaluate the bottled

water quality for the consumer's protection.

The findings of monitoring during July, 2019 to June, 2020 have revealed that out of 338

samples, 311 were found to be safe, whereas, 27 samples of various brands were

declared to be unsafe due to chemical (Arsenic, Sodium, Potassium, TDS and Fluoride)

or microbiological (Total Coliforms, Fecal Coliforms & E-coli) contamination. The

findings of quarterly monitoring of bottled water are disseminated through print and

electronic media and on official website of PCRWR for the awareness of general public.

The quarterly monitoring reports of every quarter are sent to the Chief Secretaries of all

the provinces as well as to PSQCA with request to take appropriate legal action against

the substandard brands.

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PCRWR has developed Walk through Sanitizer Gates, equipped its

offices with stationary disinfectant UV Box and hand sanitizers.

Moreover, sample collection for testing facility for general public has

been streamlined and is being carried out at designated points by

strictly following the SoP for COVID-19 prevention.

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Visit of Director US-PCASW

Mr. Steven Burian, Director US-

Pakistan Center for Advanced

Studies in Water (USPCASW)

visited PCRWR Headquarters on

July 10, 2019. He met with Dr.

Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman

PCRWR and discussed various

options for collaboration.

Visit of Delegation from ICIMOD and DFID, UK

A 3-members delegation from

ICIMOD along with 2-members of

UK Department for International

Development (DFID) visited

PCRWR Headquarters on July 12,

2019 regarding a scoping study of

a regional project on climate

resilience.

Meeting with Delegate from Hohai University China

Dr. Younwein Qin from Hohai

University visited PCRWR on

August 5, 2019. The delegation

visited PCRWR in connection with a

mega project going to be financed

by the Chinese Government under

CPEC regarding improvement of

water sector institutions.

Japanese Delegation Visits DRIP

A high level Japanese delegation

visited Drainage and Reclamation

Institute of Pakistan (DRIP),

Tandojam on August 26, 2019. The

delegation was interested to seek

technical assistance from DRIP in

their ongoing Thar project.

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Visit of Special Secretary, Sindh Irrigation

Department

Dr. Aslam Ansari, Special

Secretary, Sindh Irrigation

Department visited PCRWR,

Islamabad on August 26, 2019.

Sindh Irrigation Department plans

to hire services of PCRWR to carry

out detailed groundwater

investigations in all canal

commands of Sindh. For this

purpose, an amount of Rs. 50

million has been approved by

Govt. of Sindh in its annual

development program.

Meeting with Delegation of

Ministry of Water

Resources

A 2-members delegation of

Ministry of Water Resources

visited PCRWR Headquarters,

Islamabad on September 19,

2019. The delegation shared a

brief about the project “Water

Sector Capacity Building and

Advisory Services Project (WCAP)

Phase II”, undertaken by Ministry

of Water Resources.

Minister for Science and Technology Visits Regional

Office, PCRWR Lahore

Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Federal

Minister for Science and

Technology (MoST) visited

Regional Office, PCRWR Lahore

on September 14, 2019. Regional

Director briefed about the surface

and groundwater management and

conservation through effective

management practices/techniques.

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Visit of Oxford Policy Management Team

A 3-members review team led by

Mr. Scott Bayley, Senior Principal

Consultant from Oxford Policy

Management visited PCRWR

Headquarters, Islamabad on

September 23, 2019 to review an

Australian funded project SDIP in

which PCRWR was also a partner.

Meeting with IWMI Delegation

A 2-members delegation from

IWMI, Pakistan led by Dr. Arif

Anwar, Principal Researcher,

visited PCRWR on September 30,

2019. The delegation met Dr.

Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman

PCRWR. Dr. Arif Anwar discussed

the methodology and working

framework for an upcoming project

in collaboration with IRSA and

PCRWR on surface water

monitoring and auditing.

Visit of Delegation from Ministry of Foreign Affairs

A 3-members delegation of Ministry

of Foreign Affairs including Mr.

Kamran Akhtar, Director General

(ACDIS), Ms. Saima Syed Director

(ACDIS and Science Diplomacy)

and Mr. Saad Butt, Assistant

Director visited PCRWR

Headquarters Islamabad on

September 30, 2019.

Federal Secretary, Ministry of Science & Technology

Visits at R&D Centre, Sialmore

Federal Secretary, MoST Cap (R)

Nasim Nawaz visited PCRWR

R&D Centre, Sialmore on October

11, 2019. The Secretary was

briefed about the research related

to rice on beds and other activities

being carried out on water

management and conservation

through effective management

practices/techniques.

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thThe 7 meeting of Board of Governors of PCRWR was held on

November 6, 2019 at PCRWR Headquarters, Islamabad. The meeting

was chaired by Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Federal Minister for Science

and Technology.

th7 Meeting of the PCRWR Board of Governors

Participants of the meeting

Group photo of meeting participants

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Engineers from On Farm Water Management (OFWM)

visited R.O. Lahore

A group of 18 engineers from On

Farm Water Management

(OFWM), Punjab Agriculture

Department visited Regional thOffice, PCRWR Lahore on 24

October, 2019.

Group of Farmers Visited PCRWR, R&D Centre,

Sialmore

A group of 25 farmers from

Gujranwala district (rice cultivation

area of Punjab) visited PCRWR

Research & Demonstration (R&D) thcentre, Sialmore Sargodha on 24

October, 2019.

Regional Director, The Asia Foundation Visited PCRWR

A three-members delegation from

The Asia Foundation lead by Mr.

Kim J. DeRidder, Regional Director

met with Dr. Muhammad Ashraf,

Chairman PCRWR in his office on

November 13, 2019.

A Group of Officers from Agriculture Ext. department,

Govt. of Sindh visited PCRWR

A group of 26 officers from

Agriculture Ext. Department, Govt.

of Sindh visited PCRWR,

Research & Demonstration Centre, nd

Sialmore-Sargodha on 22

November, 2019.

The Rector University of Faisalabad Visited PCRWR,

Headquarters

Professor Dr. Shoukat Pervaiz,

Rector, University of Faisalabad

visited PCRWR Headquarters

Islamabad on December 17, 2019

and met with Chairman PCRWR.

Members of Water Resource Group, World

Bank Visited PCRWR

A 3-members delegate from Water

Resource Group (WRG) 2030 of

World Bank including, Ms. Karin

Krchnak, Mr. Michel Leushuis and

Dr. Abdul Majeed visited PCRWR

on January 27, 2020 and discussed

water related issues in Pakistan.

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Delegation from Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

A delegation from Foreign Affairs

and Trade (DFAT) from Australian

High Commission, Islamabad met

Chairman PCRWR in his office on

November 18, 2019.

Meeting with Programs Manager INWRDAM, Jordan at PCRWR

Mr. Jalal Al-Qaryouti, Programs

Manager Inter Islamic Network on

Water Resources Development and

Management visited PCRWR

Headquarters on January 16, 2020.

AHK-NCRD International Training Workshop

Participants Visited PCRWR

AHK-NCRD organized an

international workshop in

Islamabad in which about 30

participants visited PCRWR

headquarters, Islamabad on

February 18, 2020.

Two Member Team of CWS Met Chairman, PCRWR

A 2-members team of Community

World Service (CWS) led by Mr.

Tassaduq Hussain, Program

Coordinator along with a CWS

representative from Japan met

Chairman, PCRWR on February

21, 2020.

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World Bank Delegate Visited PCRWR

A 4-members team of World Bank,

lead by Dr. Ghazala Mansuri, Lead

Economist visited PCRWR on

February 18, 2020.

CEO ACIAR visited to Project Sites in Sargodha

Professor Andrew Campbell, CEO

Australian Center for International

Agricultural Research (ACIAR)

visited the project sites in

Sargodha district on February 18,

2020 wherein farmers are doing

irrigation scheduling using

Chamelon sensor.

Dr. Ghulam Nabi (CEWRE)

Visited PCRWR Field

Research Station, Din Garh

Dr. Ghulam Nabi (CEWRE), UET

Lahore, visited Field Research

Station Din Garh (Cholistan) on

February 22, 2020.

Meeting with General Manager SIDA

A meeting was held with Mr. Ehsan

Leghari, General Manager

(Research), Sindh Irrigation

Development Authority on

February 24, 2020 at PCRWR,

Islamabad to discuss groundwater

project in Sindh.

Asian Development Bank Delegate Visited PCRWR,

Headquarters

A delegation of Asian Development

Bank, visited PCRWR on March 6,

2020 and met with Chairman

PCRWR.

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Two Days International Hands on-Training Workshop on “Water Quality Challenges and Advanced Treatment

Technologies”

PCRWR in collaboration with UNICEF organized a two day “International

Hands on-Training Workshop on “Water Quality Challenges and

Advanced Treatment Technologies” at Government College Women

University Faisalabad on October 23-24, 2019.

Training on Rainwater Harvesting Techniques

A session on Training and demonstration of rainwater harvesting rdtechniques was arranged at STEDEC on 23 October, 2019 at Lahore.

Capacity Building of Farmers in Tandojam

A capacity building session of farmers regarding the (i) proper

development of nursery for papaya, chilli, (ii) intercropping of okra, bitter

gourd and banana (iii) cultivation of different variety of grapes and tunnel

farming of bottle guard and ridge gourd under ridge and pitcher irrigation

system was arranged at DRIP, PCRWR, Tandojam.

Training Programme to NRSP Staff

Water Quality Laboratory PCRWR Bahawalpur organized a one-day

training session at NRSP, Hasilpur, on water quality testing techniques and

water sampling. This training included demonstration on water sampling

from various sources, field testing, preservation, storage, transportation

and field documentations.

Provision of Technical Support to PHED (GoB)

PCRWR provided technical support to Public Health Engineering

Department, Government of Balochistan for installation of Chlorination

System at various water supply schemes in eight districts of Balochistan.

Training on Installation of Automatic Data Loggers at PCRWR Regional Office, Quetta Balochistan

A one-day training on Installation of Automatic Data Loggers was

organized at PCRWR Regional Office, Quetta on August 3, 2019. Six

professionals from Balochistan Irrigation Department, Balochistan

Agriculture Department, BUITEMS and PCRWR participated.

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Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman,

and Ms. Bareerah Fatima,

Programme Liaison Officer

participated in Workshop on “Using

SDG 6 Policy Support System

(SDG-PSS) to facilitate countries

in Asia Region for water related

sustainable development” held in

Daegu, Republic of Korea from 4-6

September, 2019.

Mr. Zamir Ahmad Soomro,

Regional Director, participated in

Regional Dialogue on

Strengthening Institutional

Capacities for Sustainable

Management of Solar Powered

Irrigation System in South Asia

from 10-11 September, 2019 in

Kathmandu, Nepal.

Mr. Faizan-ul-Hasan, Director,

participated in One Week in the

frame of collaboration project

“Smart Water Metering and Pricing

Project: A Step towards th

Sustainable Management from 27 th

September to 5 October, 2019 in

ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman, th

represented PCRWR in 27

International Hydrological Program

Regional Steering Committee thAsian-Pacific Meeting held on 28

stOctober 2019 to 1 November,

2019 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

Dr. Naveed Iqbal, Assistant

Director, attended Indus Forum

Working Group meeting held on

22-23 November, 2019 in Dubai.

Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Malik,

Director, participated in Roadmap

Workshop held on 2-7 December,

2019 in Aachen, Germany.

Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman,

attended the Governing Body

meeting of INWARDAM” held on

9-10 January, 2020 in Amman,

Jordan.

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Dr. Manzoor A. Malik, Director,

PCRWR, Islamabad attended a

Symposium on Recent Trends in st

Environment of Balochistan on 1

October, 2019 at BUITEMS,

Quetta organized by Islamic Relief

Pakistan & BUITEMS.

Engr. Zia ul Haq, Assistant Director

attended one-day workshop on

“Water Productivity in Agriculture” rd on 3 December, 2019 at PC Hotel,

Lahore organized by HELVETAS

Swiss Inter-cooperation.

Mr. Muhammad Dilshad Arshad,

Dy. Director (Incharge), WRRC,

Quetta attended a Provincial

Dialogue on Implementation of thNational Water Policy on 13

December, 2019 at Quetta.

Engr. Nazar Gul, Research

Associate represented PCRWR at

National Seminar on “Drought

Risks in Sindh, Pakistan” on

December 16, 2019 and delivered

the presentation on “Electrical

Resistivity Survey to Identify the

Ground Water Pockets in Thar

Desert.

Engr. Khuram Ejaz, Assistant

Director and Mr. Waqar Hussain,

Research Officer delivered lectures

on “Impact of polluted water on

Human Health” in a seminar at

Physics examination hall, GC thUniversity Lahore on 11 February,

2020.

Engr. Zia ul Haq, Assistant Director

participated in a two-days

workshop on “Nature Inspired

Sustainable Agriculture” organized

by Centre for Water Informatics

and Technology, Lahore University

of Management Science (LUMS)

Lahore on 24- 25, January, 2020.

A four-members team of PCRWR

participated in SWOT Early

Adopters Virtual Hackathon during

May 26 to June 1, 2020. This

event was organized by NASA's

Early Adopters team and

University of Washington USA.

Surface Water, Ocean and

Topography Mission (satellite) of

NASA is going to be launched in

2023.

Engr. Zia ul Haq, Assistant Director

participated ten days training

workshop on “Irrigation System

and Water Management”

organized by AARDO-AHKNCRD,

Islamabad on 11-20, February,

2020.

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National Water Quality Laboratory of PCRWR is one of the state of the art Laboratories of

Pakistan with high tech water testing equipment and well trained professional. It is ISO-

17025:2017 accredited Laboratory. The

provision of water and wastewater testing and

advisory services to the general public and

public and private organizations is a continue

activity. NWQL is also executing the ground

water, surface water as well as wastewater

assessment and monitoring projects of

government and or with collaboration of

national and international organizations.

Water Quality Testing and Analysis

PCRWR has a fully trained team equipped with

latest tools and equipment for groundwater

investigations. Usually, Electrical resistivity

surveying methods have been widely used to

determine the thickness and resistivity of

layered media for the purpose of assessing

groundwater potential and drilling boreholes in

fractured unconfined aquifers.

PCRWR launched the service on April 18,

2016, which is an outcome of international

collaboration extended by the University of

Washington (UW) and NASA. The SMS based

Irrigation Advisory Services of PCRWR are

being provided free of cost to about 20,000

farmers on weekly basis in 41 districts of

Pakistan. However, PCRWR envisions

extending the service to all farmers of irrigated

areas, through international and national

coordination.

Groundwater Investigations

Irrigation Advisory Services

Laser Land Leveling is a process of

smoothening the land surface from its average

elevation with a certain degree of desired slope

using a guided laser beam through-out the

field. Laser leveling of agricultural land is a

recent resource-conservation technology. The

Research and Demonstration Farms of

PCRWR are equipped with the latest Laser

Land Levelers and the services are provided to

the farmers on their request.

Laser Land Leveling

PCRWR has maintained a state of the art soil

physics laboratory at its headquarters. Soil

testing is an important diagnostic tool for

determining the nutrient needs of plants and

for environmental assessments. The major

laboratory testing includes soil moisture

percentage, organic matters in soil, soil

moisture retention curves, soil moisture

extraction for chemical analysis. PCRWR soil

physics laboratory is unique in Pakistan

providing all above mentioned tests under one roof.

Soil Testing Service

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Publications

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i. Naveed, I., M. Ashraf, M. Imran, A. Salam, F. Hasan and A.D. Khan.

2020. Groundwater Investigations and Mapping in the Lower Indus

Plain. PCRWR, Islamabad. 70p.

ii. Muhammad Ashraf and Faizan ul Hasan. 2020. Groundwater

Management in Balochistan, Pakistan: A Case Study of Karez

Rehabilitation (Managing Groundwater for Drought Resilience in

South Asia. SAWI MGW4DR Case Study 07. International Water

Management Institute (IWMI), World Bank, Washington DC, PP-15.

iii. Rao, M. I., H.A. Salam, N. Gul and M. Ashraf. 2019. Water

requirements of Banana and Papaya in Sindh. PCRWR, Islamabad.

46p.

iv. Somroo, Z. A., M. Ashraf, Zia-ul-Haq and Khuram Ejaz. 2019. Water

conservation through bed plantation in rice-wheat cropping system

of the Upper Indus Basin. PCRWR, Islamabad. 44p.

v. Malik, M. A., M. Ashraf, A. Bahzad and A.M. Aslam. 2019. Soil

Physical and hydraulic properties of the upper Indus plain of

Pakistan. PCRWR, Islamabad. 75p.

vi. Naveed, I., H. Rasheed, M. Imran, F. Hasan and M. Ashraf. 2019.

Water Quality Assessment of Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan, PCRWR,

Islamabad. 41p.

vii. Nowsherwan., S. A. Soomro., B. Wagan and N. Gul. 2019.

Scheduling of irrigation and nitrogen fertilizer application for growing

cabbage on raised-beds. Pak. J. Agri., Agril. Engg., Vet. Sci., 2019,

35 (2):105-112.

viii. Ali A. M., K. Ansari, G. M. Arain, S. M. Kori, S. Qureshi and A. L.

Qureshi. 2019. “Impact of Right Bank Outfall Drain-I (RBOD-I) /

Main Nara Valley Drain (MNVD) on Manchar Lake, Sindh,

Pakistan”, Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research,

9(6): 5074-5079.

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Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan

Khyaban-e-Johar, H-8/1, IslamabadE-mail: info@pcrwr.gov.pk website: www.pcrwr.gov.pk