Soil salinity remains a hazard for the Indus basin(Pakistan).
Published by Junejo Bashir
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Yes Visha ,,, Its fine by leaching of salts through excess irrigation but where there is already high water table & flat land ,, difficult to implement excess irrigation...local farmers have no choice but to see their lands degrading day by day... ...
Published by Junejo Bashir
This picture clearly mentions that Soil salinity has caused huge land degradation. Soil salinity can be reduced by leaching soluble salts out of soil with excess irrigation water. Junejo, what are the local methods farmers are adopting to solve this salinity problem at your place?
Published by Vishakha Rajput, Previous COO The Water Network at AquaSPE AG