Open AccessAgricultural Development under Thal Development Authority (1949-69)
Author(s) -
Muhammad Wasim Abbas,
Imran Ahmad,
Muhammad Farooq Akbar Leghari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
global regional review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-7030
pISSN - 2616-955X
DOI - 10.31703/grr.2020(v-ii).09
Subject(s) - agriculture , geography , agricultural development , acre , desert (philosophy) , government (linguistics) , socioeconomics , economic growth , agricultural economics , political science , archaeology , agroforestry , economics , law , linguistics , philosophy , biology
The Thal is a desert in the west of Punjab province of Pakistan having an area of five million-acre. It had been a barren piece of land for centuries. West Pakistan Government not only provided canal water to almost 2.1 million acres of the region but also developed the area from 1949 to 1969. The agricultural development of the Thal region carried out by the Thal Development Authority is a historical event in the history of Pakistan. This study is historical research and data has been collected through primary and secondary sources. This paper will highlight the agricultural development of the region in detail and its socio-economic effects on the masses as well.