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Agricultural Economy of Skardu is Based on Glaciers and Snow Melting –A Case Study of Burgay Watershed

Agricultural Economy of Skardu is Based on Glaciers and Snow Melting –A Case Study of Burgay Watershed

Muhammad Zulfiqar1*, Irshad Abbasi2, Himayatullah Khan1, Arjumand Nizami3, Abdul Hakeem4, Jawad Ali3 and Muhammad Jamal Khan

1The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; 2Aga Khan Foundation Pakistan; 3Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation Pakistan; 4Aga Khan Rural Support Program Skardu, Pakistan.

zulfiqar@aup.edu.pk  

Figure 1

Average monthly precipitation in Skardu during the period 1992-2013.
Source: GB official website and Pakistan meteorological department. 

Figure 2

Annual precipitation in Skardu during the period 1992-2013.
Source: GB official Websit, Pakistan meteorological department and current study. 

Figure 3

Irrigation water requirements of different crops in Skardu.
Source: Satpara Development Project, Skardu. 

Figure 4

Average monthly flow discharge out of Burgay’s watershed.
Source: Field Data. 

Figure 5

Flow discharge vs air temperature of Burgay’s watershed.
Source: Field Data. 

Sarhad Journal of Agriculture

March

Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, Vol.40, Iss. 1, Pages 01-262

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