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Devastation of the Indus River Delta

Altaf A. Memon

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Abstract

The Indus River Delta plays a central role in the lives of the people, economy, environment, and ecological well being of the region. Waters of the River Indus have been dammed or diverted upstream. Only a fraction of water and most of the times no water is released to the Delta region. This paper shows the impact on the Indus Delta that has brought the Delta to the brink of death and destruction.

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The Indus River Delta plays a central role in the lives of the people, economy, environment, and ecological well being of the region. Waters of the River Indus have been dammed or diverted upstream. Only a fraction of water and most of the times no water is released to the Delta region. This paper shows the impact on the Indus Delta that has brought the Delta to the brink of death and destruction.

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The Indus River Delta plays a central role in the lives of the people, economy, environment, and ecological well being of the region. Waters of the River Indus have been dammed or diverted upstream. Only a fraction of water and most of the times no water is released to the Delta region. This paper shows the impact on the Indus Delta that has brought the Delta to the brink of death and destruction.

Key concepts: Indus, Delta, River delta, Water resource management, Upstream (networking), Hydrology (agriculture), Geography, Geology

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