The total length amounts to more than 5000 km with an annual runoff volume up to 300 million cubic meters, surpassing the total runoff volume of the Flaming Mountain water system. Karez well can ...

Thanks to the late IAS officer, Anurag Tewari, Bidar has almost regained its traditional water management system, "Karez." It was one of his last initiatives as Bidar Deputy Commissioner before he ...

The Karez system of the Balochistan desert is a vibrant example of an ancient and still functional approach to community-based water management in an arid landscape. Karez irrigation technology was ...

However, few people are aware that it is also home to a centuries-old karez irrigation system. This system, if restored, has the potential to turn millions of acres of Balochistan's arid land into ...

This is the first part of a two-part series on Balochistan’s karez irrigation system. Popular Pakistani landscape esthetics run in favour of rolling green hills and snow capped mountains.

The karez irrigation system was developed to prevent water evaporating at ground level. The karez are fed by meltwater from the Tianshan Mountains. The water is filtered through sand and gravel at ...

The karez irrigation system was built 2,000 years ago. The karez wells, which convey water from deep underground to the surface, are considered one of China's greatest surviving ancient man-made ...

The first stage of the renovation of an ancient subterranean irrigation system in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has been completed, local authorities said Saturday. The karez ...

More than a dozen different types of grapes are grown here, and the water the grapes need to grow is brought to their vines by an ancient irrigation system called the karez, or ‘well’, in the ...

Visitors line up to enter a scenic spot with the Karez system in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, in June. LIU JIAN/FOR CHINA DAILY Another four ancient Chinese irrigation projects have ...

This is the first part of a two-part series on Balochistan’s karez irrigation system. Popular Pakistani landscape esthetics run in favour of rolling green hills and snow capped mountains.