Pdf assessment of water logging and salinity in punjab. Inefficient irrigation is one of the root causes of salinity and waterlogging in the ibis. This model is applied in elsalhia, egypt as a case study. Advisory officer, natural resource advisory services, wagga wagga. In simple words, we can say that waterlogging is saturation of soils with water. December, 2012 soil salinity by les henry 1 soil salinity. Harmful effects of water logging and salinity civil. Conveyance losses in canals and watercourses due to. The interaction between waterlogging and salinity in higher plants. Assessment of water logging and salinity in punjab. Waterlogging the soil whose surface layers are saturated with water is called as waterlogged soil. Read this article to learn about the definition, causes, effects, detection, solution and extent of waterlogging. Farm model the farm model irrigation objective can be described as maximizing the present value of the net profit.
Waterlogging effects causes and prevention in heavy. Project director engineer abdul salam arain, a senior scientific officer at pcrwr, pointed out that waterlogging and salinity is a rising issue in sindh which causes crop loss of 31pc every year. Waterlogging and salinization arise in arid areas largely because two essential resources, irrigation water and the. The phenomenon of rising of water table is known as waterlogging 3. Crops affected due to water logging and salinity in the study area. What is the basic causes and prevention of salinity. Waterlogging presents the situation whereby the underground water comes on the surface of land and in certain cases, it gathers on the bottom level of lands its going to assume the form of streams. Salinity is the accumulation of salts often dominated by sodium chloride in soil and water to levels that impact on human and natural assets e. When the conditions are so created that the crop rootzone gets deprived of proper aeration due to the presence of excessive moisture or water content, the tract is said to be waterlogged. It is argued that the interaction between waterlogging and salinity has major. Major causes of water logging and salinity in the study area. The interaction between waterlogging and salinity in.