Potential for the occurrence of thick lignite deposits in the Thar Desert and adjacent lower Indus plain, Sindh Province, Pakistan

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.R. SanFilipo ◽  
Christopher Wnuk ◽  
Mohammad Fariduddin ◽  
Mujeeb Ahmad ◽  
S.A. Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thar Desert ◽  
Sindh Province ◽  
Lignite Deposits

Report on drilling activities in the Thar Desert, Sindh Province, Pakistan

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger E. Thomas ◽  
James E. Fassett ◽  
Peter D. Warwick ◽  
Bruce R. Wardlaw ◽  
Abas A. Shah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thar Desert ◽  
Sindh Province

scholarly journals Thar Desert and its Natural Resources: A Case Study of the District Tharparkar in Sindh Province of Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-116
Author(s):  
Zahid H. Channa ◽  
Erum Khushnood Zahid ◽  
Mehwish Bhutto
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Thar Desert ◽  
Desert Area ◽  
China Clay ◽  
Salt Mines ◽  
Sindh Province ◽  
History Of ◽  
Economic Worth ◽  
Coal Reserves

The research study aims to display natural resources of Thar Desert area ofdistrict Tharparkar in Sindh. It is being studied over the years that DistrictTharparkar is totaled as a richest district in natural resources, such as coal,granite, salt mines, china clay, livestock, range land forest and mushrooms.The topography of the District 99% area covered in the desert which is knownas the part of Thar Desert. The Thar Desert existed into two countriesPakistan and India. The discovery of Thar Coal Reserves is one of thesignificant developments in the history of Sindh province of Pakistan whichplaced country at 7th among world top 12 richest coal reserves countries dueto its economic worth. On the basis of the previous studies; it is expected thatThar coal reserves having the potential to solve the energy crisis of Pakistan.The availability of granite is 26.05 billion tons found into 8 to 10 differentcolors in the area of Nagarparkar. Moreover, China clay extracted at 12 to 14different locations and around 2000 people employed in the different fields.Thar Desert of Pakistan has around 120 salt lakes and around 400 laborerswere employed to harvest salt. The Rangeland forests in the desert area of thedistrict represents the main source of livelihood is livestock and the areas arehighlighted the most densely populated in livestock in Sindh province ofPakistan.

Analytical results on coal samples collected from drilling activities in the Thar Desert, Sindh Province, Pakistan

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger E. Thomas ◽  
A.A. Shah ◽  
S.A. Khan ◽  
Mohammad A. Tagar ◽  
Abdul R. Memon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thar Desert ◽  
Analytical Results ◽  
Sindh Province
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