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Damaan is located in
the North-West
Frontier Province,
Pakistan.
Damaan is the
floodplains region
in the western
central Pakistan.
Gigantic
hill-torrents
occasionally pouring
down from its
western Sulaiman
Mountain Range and
finally joining the
mighty Indus River
in the east played
vital role in making
its diverse
geographies and
determining its
histories and
cultures.
Damaan was once
considered to be the
gateway to South
Asia owing to its
traversable numerous
mountain passes
connecting
Afghanistan and the
Central Asia to
Pakistan. Invaders
and traders
continued to pass
through Damaan for
centuries before the
advent of new
transportation and
communication
technologies. Owing
to its geo-political
significance and
strategic location,
Damaan turned to be
a multi-ethnic and
multi-cultural
region. Though
Damaan is still
predominantly
Siraiki speaking
region but other
major ethno-cultural
groups include
Punjabis, Balochs
and Pakhtuns.
Kulachi, Tank and
Dera Ismail Khan are
the major cities of
the Damaan area.
Damaan is confronted
with the greatest
challenge of its
history: the
challenge of mega
development
irrigation projects
imposing destruction
on local livelihoods
and ecology, and
violations of rights
through very
instruments oflaw
themselves. The
government is
implementing three
mega irrigation
projects in the area
including the
Chashma Right Bank
Irrigation Project
(CRBIP), Gomal Zam
Dam Project (GZDP)
and Kachhi Canal
Project (KCP). |
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