Abdul Ghafoor Sarohi
HYDERABAD : The Sindh government has completed a survey, analysis and mapping of soil salinity in nine districts along the left bank of the Indus River under the World Bank-supported Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation (SWAT) Project.
A Sindh Agriculture Department spokesperson said the US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, working with Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, prepared a detailed report and atlas. It assesses soil and water quality, identifies salinity-affected areas and shows how salinity is distributed across regions. The documents have been submitted to the World Bank.
The team formally presented them to Imdad Ali Soho, Project Director of the Agriculture Delivery Unit under SWAT. He called the survey an important step in tackling soil salinity and declining land fertility, saying it would support evidence-based planning.
Soho said the data would help authorities rehabilitate salt-affected land, raise agricultural output, promote climate-resilient farming and manage land and water sustainably. The findings are also expected to help identify priority areas for future interventions to support farmers.
