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Deh Akro-II

Wetlands
PART
Lives & Livelihood
II

Deh Akro-II is typical stable sand desert


covered with sand dunes. Mean elevation of the
area is about 50 m above sea level. The sand
dunes rise to an elevation of 5 to 10 m and lie in
an east-west orientation. There are typical flat-
bottomed valleys between the dunes, which
Due to shortfall of contain perennial lakes. These lakes are
rain last 8 years and recharged either by seepage from Nara and
the canal water diver- Jamrau canals or rainwater.
sification to the agri-
culture area is the Shortfall of
main reason of shrink- Fresh Water to Wetlands
age the wetlands in
the Deh Akro II. The wetlands of Deh Akro-II basically formed
by the Seepage of the Irrigation Canal- i.e. Jam-
rau Canal. Beside these seepage the rain water
is also fed these wetlands. Due to shortfall of
rain last 8 years and the canal water diversifica-
tion to the agriculture area is the main reason of
Jamrau Canal

shrinkage the wetlands in the Deh Akro II. The

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lakes are not isolated from the main water body
i.e. the irrigation canal.

Out of 36 lakes, 5 are sweet water and rest of the


31 lakes are brackish. Other surface water
source is irrigation water system in the area, lo-
cal communities, who are settled there; do culti-
vate their ancestral lands through irrigation ca-
nal system of Jamrau canal, which emerges
The lakes are not from Nara main canal from Jamrau head in the
isolated from the south-east of the sanctuary.
main water body i.e.
the irrigation canal. Four of the lakes of Akro-II wetland complex
have completely dried (Akro, Sahanwari,
Pakhe-wari, and Akanwari), while many other
lakes have shrunk to 40-50%. Water quality has
also deteriorated in most of the lakes.

Drought Problems
Drought prevails in the area since last 8-9
years. Only few rain showers were received
during monsoon in 2001. Due to long spell of
drought, area has received severe water short-
age. Ground water table has gone down from
5-8 m to 20-30 m and water level in the lakes
has decreased up to 50%.

The drought condition has severely affected


Ground water table
the human and livestock population of Deh
has gone down from
5-8 m to 20-30 m Akro-II. Many deadly diseases have occurred
and water level in the in the human and livestock in the areas, as well
lakes has decreased as nutritional issues badly affected to the biodi-
up to 50%.
versity of the area.

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This area is devoid of any perennial surface
fresh water resources. The main surface water
sources are surface water lakes, which are
formed due to surfacing of ground water or
seepage from Nara and Jamrau canals in its
south and east. These lakes cover an area of
about 5000 ha and are formed in an inter dunal
valleys one after the other. Their sizes, shapes,
water quality and depth is different and largest
one is about 750 ha, while smallest one is about
40 ha.

In the desert, a fresh water layer and perched


fresh water aquifer are the only source of wa-
ter supply. Water is extracted through hand
pumps.

Water quality in most of the hand pumps was


sweet, and depending upon the recharge cycle
through rainfall or irrigation canal system.
Ground water is recharged either through rain
water or through Nara and Jamrau canal seep-
Their sizes, shapes, ages, but due to long dry spell in the region,
water quality and depth
ground water has gone down from 5–8 m to
is different and largest
one is about 750 ha, 20–30 m. Water shortage in the canal system
while smallest one is has also reduced the seepage recharge system,
about 40 ha. therefore groundwater quality has generally
turned into brackish and raised threats to hu-
man health.

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World Water Day
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At Deh Akro-II Wetlands Complex
“Water, Wetlands and Forests”

On the eve of World Water Day 22nd March 2010,


Sangat Development Foundation has organized a seminar on “Water,
Wetlands and Forests” at Deh Akro-II Wetlands Complex, Nawabshah

A large number of indige- They further expressed


nous wetlands commu- their deep concerns on the
nity, noted civil society large scale deforestation
representatives, and from the sanctuary area.
journalists’ community
participated in the pro- They said that due to defor-
gram. estation and over greasing
on herbs and shrubs of the
The speakers of the wetlands, there have been
program said that Deh large scale degradation and
Akro-II wetlands have deterioration of the natural
had multidimensional habitats of already threat-
threats, even to their exis- ened species.
The all natural wetlands tence. The main threat to
and their biodiversity the wetlands biodiversity is They appealed to the con-
have badly suffered and the diversion of water from cerned authorities to take
many local species wetlands to the agriculture sustained efforts for the
vanished once for all. lands which was once flow- early recovery and rehabili-
However, more than 7 ing to wetlands from Jam- tation of the wetlands and
wetlands out of 36 have rau canal in the past. their threatened biodiver-
dried up completely. sity.
The all natural wetlands
and their biodiversity have The seminar addressed by
badly suffered and many Nisar A. Brohi, Ameer
local species vanished once Hamza, Rauf Samoon, Salih
for all. However, more than Billo and others.
7 wetlands out of 36 have
dried up completely.

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RECOMMENDATION OF
THE SEMINAR

• Special efforts should immediately be Over grazing


made for the fresh water supply to the
wetlands as their biodiversity should be
provided relief.
• All concerned stakeholders, depart-
ments and organization working on
wetlands should jointly take efforts for
the early recovery and rehabilitation of
habitats in order to save the lives of the
rare and endangered species of the
sanctuary. Deforestation
• The concerned department and the local
communities of the wetlands should de-
velop joint mechanism or constitute
watch committee consisting on wildlife
officials and local village representa-
tives to work to stop the illegal hunting
from the area.
• Over grazing is one of the main threats
to the herbs and shrubs, which provide 7 wetlands out of
36 have dried up
shelter to the birds and small animals, completely
therefore, some areas to be identified
which should be declared “Protected
Zones”.
• Wood for fuel is also the main issue in
the area, alterative energy resources
should be provided to the local commu-
nity, as the tree cutting to be stopped.

Illegal Hunting

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