Directorate of OnFarm Water Management

Secretary Message Secretary Message Mr. Atta-ur-Rehman

Indeed it is a great honor and privileged for me to share few words. Agriculture employing above 40 percent of the labour force and contributing more than 20 percent to provincial GDP, is one of the key drivers of growth and an excellent opportunity to practice the diversification into areas with comparative advantages of climate. The role of Agriculture Department is to ensure food security, poverty alleviation and to generate employment opportunities through achieving higher growth rate in this vital sector of the economy. The Department is striving for achieving the future vision i.e. to meet the challenges of 21st century and to develop a vibrant agriculture sector that promotes value addition and helps taps international market for agriculture produce. The line departments of Agriculture include Agriculture Extension, Agriculture Research System, Livestock and Dairy Development, Livestock Research and Development Department, Veterinary Research Institute, On-Farm Water Management, Soil Conservation, Agricultural Engineering, Cooperatives, Crop Reporting Services and Fisheries Department. The line departments are all mandated for ensuring effective service delivery at the farmers doorsteps and provide all out support for the promotion of agriculture sector in the province.

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Director General OFWM Message Mr. Muhammad Hayat Khan

Water is rapidly becoming the key development issue. The region has one of the highest average population growth rates in the world and scarce natural water supplies. As a result, renewable available water in the region has dropped. Irrigation is an essential...

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Irrigation is an essential component of sustainable agricultural development but it is not a unique sector, since it faces challenges similar to those confronted by other public and private sector economic activities.

Various demand –side policy measures can help shape decisions that encourage water-use efficiency. However, while appropriate policies and regulations are necessary for improved productivity, a variety of additional water- saving measures are required in the irrigation sector.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is one of the underdeveloped province of Pakistan. It has a very weak industrial and agricultural base to support its economy. These is an obvious limit to intensive agriculture and a deficit of 47% in staple foodstuff is projected by the year 2020.As rainfall in KPK is insufficient and poor distributed through the year, the need for adequate and regular supply of irrigation water is imperative. It is therefore, high time to plan and implement strategies to make use of the water resources available.

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Welcome to Directorate On-Farm Water Management Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Irrigation water, before reaching a farmer’s field is transmitted through different modes of distribution. Upon diversion from head works or dams, the water flows through the main canal, branch/distributaries canal, and minor into the watercourse through the outlet or mogha. From here the farmers deliver it to the fields head for application. In early seventies, research studies were conducted by WAPDA in collaboration with CSU-USAID and it was established that since the canal systems were technically built; therefore comparatively less loss occur in the canals than in the watercourses. These tertiary watercourses below the mogha were originally built by the water users or farmers themselves, resulting in a huge watercourses network, covering a very large command area. Due to this increased surface area of watercourses, tremendous water losses occur, contributing towards reduced water supply on one hand and the menace of salinity and water logging on the other.It is estimated that more than 50 % of the irrigation water is lost in the delivery phase and during application within the field. In the delivery system, this water is lost through seepage from the kacha beds and banks of the watercourses, over topping due to weak banks, trees and bushes, and sedimentation due to variable flows. Similarly, water is lost within the field during application due to undulations thereby resulting in over irrigation or under irrigation.After realizing the huge wastage of water, OFWM pilot project was initiated during 1976-77 with the assistance of USAID. The project started renovation of watercourses, land leveling and development of farmers’ fields. Implementation of the USAID program created a desire among the farming community for improvement of the watercourses and land leveling after realizing its benefits. The success of this program encouraged other donor agencies to come forward and fund similar projects. OFWM has now been extended to different parts of the province including non-irrigated areas. In order to translate saved water into an increased production, an important component of OFWM, Irrigation Agronomy, and the Field Staff extends new ideas to the farmers regarding Agronomy and Irrigation practices through establishing farm demonstration centers under the command area of renovated water courses.

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Water Users' Associations Ordinance, 1981
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Kalri Lake Development (Repeal) Act, 1964
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Designation	Contact / Extension	Email Address
District Officer Abbotabad	0992-9311043 0345-9574819
District Officer Battagram	0997-312178 0300-5901054
District Officer Bannu	0928-9270213 0300-5232546
District Officer Buner	0939-555505 0344-9626621
District Director Charsadda	091-9220441 0300-9032742
District Officer Chitral	0943-412083 0346-9394847
District Director D.I.Khan	0966-852883 0347-9808905
District Officer Dir Lower	0945-9250109 0300-5906345
District Officer Dir Upper	0944-890299 0312-9870518
District Officer Hungu	0343-9830547
District Director Haripur	0995-627012 0301-8103055
District Officer Karak	0927-211340 0346-9757756
District Officer Karak	0927-211340
District Officer Kohat	0922-9260308 0333-9128468
District Director Lakki Marwat	0969-512104
District Officer Malakand	0932-415215 0333-9506627
District Director Manshera	0997-380221 0301-8811340
District Director Mardan	0937-9230278 0301-8105881
District Officer Nowshera	0923-923054 0333-9350783
District Officer Swabi	0938-223738 0300-5707779
District Director Peshawar	091-9218249 0300-9052239
District Officer Shangla	0996-851107
District Director Swat	0946-9240166
District Officer Tank	0333-9971390
District Officer Kohistan	0998-407291 0314-9966611

Secretary Message Secretary Message Mr. Atta-ur-Rehman

Director General OFWM Message Mr. Muhammad Hayat Khan

Welcome to Directorate On-Farm Water Management Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Chitral	D.I Khan	Dir lower	Dir Upper
Dir Upper	Hangu	Karak	Karak
Khyber Agency	Malakand Division	Mardan	Nowshera
Peshawar	Shangla	Swabi	Swat
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