There is a dire need to formulate a comprehensive national policy on water as Pakistan is going to face acute shortage of water in the near future.
As 80% rainfalls occurs during monsoon within 2-3 months the storage of rainwater is only way to address water and food security in the country.
The monsoon has set in and this thesis is particularly for the purpose to store every drop of water from household to pond and from pond to big dams.
The rain fall that occurs in pre-mountainous areas can be stored in small ponds.
It is import to share that storing water in small ponds can change the traditional agriculture of Potohar to production of fruits and vegetables, very much suits to the climate of the area.
The solution lies in adoption of best practices being carried on in advanced countries.
We at Arid Agriculture University developed models for urban and agricultural rainwater harvesting systems.
In the second stage five ponds have been built on the area of 2200 Kanal of land at University Research Farms in light of Rain Water Harvesting Model with collaboration of Higher Education Commission.
It is very difficult to take downward water to the upward areas, and thus command area of Potohar could not be developed for agriculture a heaven of i.e. fruits, flowers and vegetables by using Geo Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing Systems university has prepared a model for whole Potohar region to store rainwater by building ponds and to fulfill agricultural needs in effective way.
We believe collective efforts for rainwater harvesting even in the irrigated areas by the individual farmers at their farms will bring a revolution in the livelihood in this country along with a solution to the groundwater recharge for future use.