Abstract:
The research project entitled, On-Farm Drainage and
Water Management Strategies to Minimize Environmental Impact of
Saline Drainage Effluent" was prepared in 1992 by Drainage and
Reclamation Institute of Pakistan (DRIP), now Drainage Research
Centre (DRC) , with a total cost of 11, 05, 000. The PC- I of this
project was submitted to Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad
for financing through Pakistan Council of Research in Water
Resources. After evaluation by technical committee of Pakistan
Science Foundation ·it was approved on 13.3.1993 for
Rs. 10,42,017 with completion period of 36 months.
As less funds were released against the estimated cost
of the project therefore it was difficult to achieve all the
above mentioned objectives of the project. Thus, it was decided
to carryout the research on tile drainage system and its
performance, use of saline drainage effluent for crop production
and disposal of saline drainage effluent through injection wells.
Installation of tile drainage system at Soomro Farm
Jacobabad .started in December 1992 and completed in August 1993.
The total area comprised of 210 acres in which tile drainage was
provided with composite layout system. Area was divided in two
units. Before the construction of tile drainage system the bench
mark data of the project was collected. Minor effect was observed
in groundwater levels during pumping Ln- non rice season after
harvest of rice crop as watertable was close to drain depth.
