عنوان

Indus, the Blue Gold:

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TLpq2376294404

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Indus, the Blue Gold:

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Jana, Puja

Title Proper by Another Author

Rethinking the Transboundary Water Distribution Between India and Pakistan

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Lightfoot, Dale

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Oklahoma State University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2019

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

163

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

Body granting the degree

Oklahoma State University

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2019

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The Indus River and its five tributaries rising in the Himalayan Mountains in India flows through Pakistan and ultimately drains into the Arabian Sea. The water resource of these rivers aids in the generation of hydroelectricity, navigation and sustains the agriculture of India and Pakistan. Since the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, there have been repeated conflicts regarding these transboundary rivers between the two nuclear powered nations due to faulty boundary planning and due to Chinese interference in the upstream Indus. Previous scholarship mostly focuses on the political debates of water sharing; few studies have focused on the effect of the water dispute on the agriculture of the countries. I will use GIS technology to map the changing patterns in agricultural activity and draw an analogy between the river's flow volume and speed with the temporal and spatial pattern of agricultural activity and power generation in the two riparian countries. Qualitative analysis involving personal interviews of the farmers cultivating in the Indus Basin and key informant interviews helped in understanding changing perceptions and real-life experience. Analysis of the research data shows disturbing displacement of village people due to dam constructions and misuse of the river water. This research will help in forming a deeper understanding of the water sharing issues persisting in one of the largest river systems and the largest irrigation canal system in the world. The unique methodology used will help in understanding the water problem from the common man's perspective and aid in policy formulation.

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Jana, Puja

Lightfoot, Dale

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