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Pakistan Tests Satellite Irrigation on 13 Million Kanals

The trial is meant to improve how water is distributed and how irrigation is managed.

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A centre-pivot system watering fields under a satellite irrigation trial
Pakistan is testing a satellite irrigation system across 13 million kanals of farmland. Photo: Enable Pakistan

Pakistan is testing satellite irrigation across 13 million kanals of farmland to improve water distribution and irrigation management. The satellite irrigation trial is a test of a satellite-based system, not a scheme the update says is already finished.

The coverage figure is 13 million kanals of farmland. The two purposes named are better water distribution and better irrigation management.

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What the satellite irrigation test is meant to change

The tool is a satellite-based irrigation system. The area in the test is 13 million kanals. The management goals are how water is distributed and how irrigation is run. No agency, cost, or completion date is given.

Our verdict

Pakistan is trying satellite-based irrigation on 13 million kanals so water distribution and irrigation management can improve. It is a test, and the update does not say the system is already in full use.

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Frequently asked questions

What is being tested?

A satellite-based irrigation system.

How much farmland is covered?

13 million kanals.

What should it improve?

Water distribution and irrigation management.

Is the system already fully in place?

The update says Pakistan is testing it.

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