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	BAHAWALPUR: Acute water shortage in Cholistan -DAWN - Local; 29 October, 2004
		The vast desert areas of Cholistan touch the peripheries of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan districts.
		Cholistan has not received rain for the last about two months while the canals and ponds are also without water.
		The people of Cholistan are forced to drink water from the bottom of ponds along with their cattle heads at the same place.
	www.dawn.com /2004/10/29/local31.htm (305 words)

	Catch Water Newsletter December 2000
		Cholistan, is an extension of the Great Indian Desert, which includes the Thar Desert in Sindh province of Pakistan and Rajasthan desert in India.
		Greater Cholistan is the name given to the southern part of the desert, which consists mostly of sand dunes, ridges and depressions.
		The climate of Cholistan is arid (see Table 1), a sub-tropical continent type characterized by low and sporadic rainfall, high temperature, low relative humidity and a high rate of evaporation and strong summer winds.
	www.rainwaterharvesting.org /catchwater/apr2001/research_paper.htm (699 words)

	CHOLISTAN - Explore the Beauties of PAKISTAN with Sherazi - ContactPakistan.com
		Cholistan is one of the fantasy regions for local as well foreign tourists, geologists, historians, archaeologists and naturalists.
		The best way to see Cholistan is on dirt roads and trails, either in hiking boots or on something with four wheels or four hoofs drive with lot of water in the backpack.
		Cholistan Development Authority could think of piped water for drinking (and irrigation) on the lines as it is being used in Saudi Arabia or lift canal system as employed by Americans in California.
	www.contactpakistan.com /ExplorePakistan/Cholistan.html (1394 words)

	Medicinal Plants of Cholistan Desert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Cholistan desert is a uniquely located wildland of its own kind with scarcity of endemic flora, counting only 115 species belonging to 28 families.
		Therefore, there is no plant in Cholistan desert whose economic, food and medicinal values are not known to the inhabitants.
		This paper will deal with 58 species of vascular plants belonging to 30 families of endemic plants of Cholistan desert; their medicinal values and other known economic importantly aspects are given.
	www.telmedpak.com /agricultures.asp?a=medplantpak&b=med_plant3a (2666 words)

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		The people of Cholistan lead a semi-nomadic life, moving from one place to another in search of water and fodder for their animals.
		The name Cholistan is derived from Urdu workd, Chalna, means to walk, although it is not clear whether this refers to the shifting of sand dunes or the semi nomadic people who roam in search of water and pastures/oasis.
		The Cholistan, or Rohi, Desert in Punjab is the largest desert on the Indian continent.
	www.manaz.8m.net /about_cholistan.html (3195 words)

	ONLINE - International News Network
		A spokesman of Cholistan Development Authority told Online that this area is of 10399 square miles, in past many animals died of drought many families had to migrate in the meantime but still some over 142000 people live in this area and this project will benefit them the most.
		He said that underwater level in Cholistan is 80 to 120 feet and is bitter in taste, the average rain fall measured in this terrain is 3 to 4 inches and temperature remains around 20 to 52 Degree Celsius.
		Cholistan which has been in the limelight for remaining under drought threat through out the year due to minimum downpour will finally get water that will not only bring drinking water to the area but will also uplift the economy of the area.
	www.onlinenews.com.pk /details.php?id=49086 (874 words)

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		The costumes of women in Cholistan are embroidered and printed colourful 'Cholid', ordinary and long embroidered shirt, baggy shalwars, dupattas and 'Chunries', Ghagras which are prepared beautifully in strong contrast.
		Where they were impressed by the uniqueness of life in Cholistan, they were moved by the hardships of the people due to inadequate arrangements for the supply of water to 118,000 human beings and 1.6 million of their live-stock.
		And soon he was surrounded by the well-informed people of the area ranging from the educated people of Cholistan to the nationalists of the area who have made the allotment of the Cholistani land to the people other than Cholistanis a major political issue.
	www.geocities.com /masifnaz/manaz/chlistan.htm (5537 words)

	Light Within: Shirazi in Cholistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The women folk in drab landscape of desert wearing nath (nosegay), katmala (necklace), kangan (big bangles), pazeb (worn on toes), bright color, and vivid pattern lehngas of 20 yards and high cholis may one day become part of history.
		His fascination for Cholistan was so rich that his poetry has woven melodious aura all around Rohi -- as the desert is called in a local dialect.
		Cholistan is a land of legends, myths, velour, romance, folk melodies and regal elegance.
	sajshirazi.blogspot.com /2005/05/shirazi-in-cholistan.html (273 words)

	Pakissan.com; CHOLISTAN: Livestock migration from Cholistan
		CHOLISTAN -The entire animal population of the Cholistan desert has migrated during the last three-year drought after suffering a mortality rate of five to seven per cent.
		Cholistan Development Authority vice-chairman Abdur Razza told a team of visiting journalists from Lahore that herdsmen drove their animals back every winter but only to be forced out next summer by the persisting drought.
		According to him, it was not easy to calculate the cost of the three-year drought as far as livestock was concerned, but it certainly was a mighty blow.
	www.pakissan.com /english/news/2002/may/livestock.imigration.from.cholistan.shtml (566 words)

	Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The main land use of Cholistan is grazing of livestock.
		The native palatable forage plant species in the Cholistan desert are vanishing and the range-lands are going to be deteriorated due to overgrazing.
		greater Cholistan, or where ground water is more saline than the useable drinking limits-for human and livestock, there saline water will be pumped out by turbine tubewell and desalinized by installing ultra pure water purification system (reverse osmosis plant) having purifying capacity up to three thousand gallon per day.
	www.pcrwr.gov.pk /rc_bahawalpur_activities.htm (3427 words)

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		Cholistan desert, which spreads over an area of 16000 square meters overlaps into the Indian desert of Rajasthan.
		A thousand years ago, the Cholistan was a fertile plain watered by the River Ghaggar, now called Hakra.
		On the edge of the Cholistan desert stands the massive 8th century Derawar fort, the property of Nawab of Bahawalpur.
	www.concordia-expeditions.com /data/main_desertsaf.htm (291 words)

	Travel & Tourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Farther east, the Rohi, or Cholistan, is a barren desert tract, bounded on the north and west by the Hakra depression with ruins of old settlements along its high banks; it is still inhabited by nomads.
		The word 'Cholistan' is derived from the word 'cholna' which means moving.
		The palaces of the Amirs are located mainly in Dera Nawab Saheb at a distance of 22 miles from Bahawalpur; while, Derawar was the ancestral seat of the rulers of Bahawalpur.
	ptv.com.pk /webptv/travel-tourism5detail.asp (1148 words)

	QUETTA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Under president's directives, Cholistan Development Authority and the Government of Punjab -- in consultation with all the stake-holders, including the representatives of local bodies and district Nazims -- have prepared a special package for the drought-hit areas.
		The focus of the package is to supply water to locals and their livestock, build communication infrastructure, provide health and education facilities, conduct electrification and explore tourism potential in the area.
		He gave special emphasis on conservation of wildlife and natural habitat in Cholistan and called for ensuring the participation of locals in the process of conservation.
	drought.iucnp.org /drought91.htm (340 words)

	Pakistan Water Gateway - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This was stated by the managing director and vice-chairman of Cholistan Development Authority (CDA), Maj-Gen Abdul Razaq (Retired), while talking to a group of journalists who were shown one of the pipelines, laid over a distance of 84km from Chak-107/DB to Khariri.
		The pipelines would be maintained by the CDA but supervised by the army that had already appointed staff at various points for the purpose.
		He said that Rs290 million would be spent on construction of 42 roads measuring about 150km in the Cholistan desert.
	www.waterinfo.net.pk /a_Detail.cfm?ID=44 (316 words)

	Severe water crisis grips Cholistan -DAWN - National; 14 February, 2005
		ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: Cholistan desert is in a grip of severe water crisis and most of its over 100,000 population has started migrating to other parts of Sindh.
		Drinking water is available to people and livestock for only three to four months of the year, while the ratio of brackish water has touched the alarming figure of 2,000 to 3,000 parts per million (ppm).
		The average temperature in Cholistan, which is spread over 2.6 million hectares (Mha), is about 35 centigrade.
	www.dawn.com /2005/02/14/nat14.htm (391 words)

	Derawar fort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Derawar Fort is an ancient fort located in Cholistan Desert in Pakistan.
		The historic Derawar Fort, enormous and impressive structure in the heart of Cholistan desert.
		The Fort was built by Deoraj, a prince of Jaisalmir.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Derawar_fort (135 words)

	Thesis Library of Higher Education Commission
		Desert Grasses Germplasm of Panicum Antidotale and Lasiurus Scindicus from Cholistan, Pakistan.
		Beginning 1988 several expeditions were made in Cholistan desert to collect the perennial grass germplasm of the desert grasses including Panicum antidotale and Lasiurus scindicus from different habitats.
		The reason for the good growth of the E4 and El may be due to their inherent genetic adaptability potential.
	www.hec.gov.pk /htmls/thesis/thesis_detail.asp?op=183 (1062 words)

	Water conservation to save Rs 6b in Cholistan Daily Times,
		The mass exodus from the desert during the dry spell will be reduced considerably after the completion of the project.
		He said besides bringing ecological changes in Cholistan, the project will also bring a positive change in the desert's social and economic sectors.
		He said one lakh population of Cholistan herds over 2 million cattle heads and water was the fundamental element needed not only for the human life but also the livestock.
	drought.iucnp.org /drought101.htm (500 words)

	The Science Advisory Board
		Biodiversity in the surface dwelling fauna from Cholistan desert.
		Mycorrhiza in the Cholistan Desert — Effect of soil properties on sporulation and infection as co — cultured with Cenchrus ciliarus L. Sarhad J. Agriculture, 17(2): 239 — 247.
		Ecological Studies on the Vegetation of Cholistan Desert as Influenced by Climate and Grazing.
	www.scienceboard.net /jobs/resumes.asp?action=details&candidate_id=388 (1381 words)

	Overview of UN System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		One of the hard hit regions by the drought is Cholistan desert in the Bahawalpur Division located in southern Punjab on the Indo-Pak border.
		The total area of Cholistan is 26,330 square kilometers and it has a population of about 150,000 people who live in small settlements all over the desert.
		UNDP, in close cooperation with FAO is rushing a team to the affected area to impart the necessary training to the staff of the Livestock Department and BRDP in the proper use of these blocks.
	www.un.org.pk /food-cholistan.htm (559 words)

	Cholistan - Rain Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Farther east, the Rohi, or Cholistan, is a barren desert tract, bounded on the north and west by the Hakra depression with ruins of old settlements along
		Khan Pur is close to Indian border in Cholistan area.Cholistan is a largest desert in Pakistan with very old archeological history.
		Cholistan is one of the four major deserts of Pakistan, which because of Since the groundwater is either very deep or highly saline in Cholistan,
	bytetool.com /?q=cholistan (445 words)

	CHOLISTAN
		Cholistan is in tact the biggest desert in Pakistan covering an area of 26.000 Sq.-Km.
		Its dunes as the name Cholistan signifies (Cholistan -derived from Cholna or walking) as they go on shifting with the tune of time and meteorology.
		Cholistan desert is a favorite hunting ground for deer hunting but an alarming species of snake Sah Pina (breath drinking) also thrives in this desert, which crawls in a sleeping person's breast and poisons his breath.
	www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Academy/3308/cholis.html (657 words)

	Cholistan Desert Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography
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		Cholistan is a desert located in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.
	lokalkolorit.de /encyclopedia/Cholistan_Desert (239 words)

	Steps to counter locust attack -DAWN - National; October 1, 2005
		The DPP authorities received information that the locust had started reaching Pakistan from India near the Cholistan desert where recent rains had made the atmosphere conducive for their proliferation.
		The colonies of locust were identified in 180km of Bahawalpur in a part of Cholistan adjacent to the Indian border.
		Talking to Dawn here on Friday, he said the locust population was observed in two or three patches in Cholistan where their males and females were also seen meting in a large number.
	dawn.com.pk /2005/10/01/nat36.htm (275 words)

	GN Online: Thousands flee Cholistan
		The threat of death in the drought-ravaged areas of the Cholistan desert in the southern Punjab has resulted in tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes.
		The Cholistan desert area runs through a large tract in the southern Punjab and the bordering Tharparkar area of Sindh.
		The Cholistan Development Authority is also actively looking into the situation, and attempting to determine what the best course of action is to avoid calamity.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=16854 (386 words)

	JAPANESE.htm in Business Recorder on November 08, 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Cholistan desert is spread over 66,55,000 acres of land which is 2/3 of Bahawalpur division.
		They said that there were 1.2 million camels, cows, sheep, goats and buffaloes in Cholistan.
		Sources further said that a number of donor agencies were taking interest in development of Cholistan desert.
	www.paksearch.com /br98/Nov/8/JAPANESE.htm (202 words)

	The Nation Plus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This was stated by Governor Punjab Khalid Maqbool in his address after inaugurating the Cholistan Festival at Alhamra, Lahore.
		The governor speaking about the development in Cholistan said that a lot of new projects have been started to provide facilities to the people at grass root level.
		The festival is presenting the Cholistan culture in its true spirit with the exhibition of traditional handicraft, dresses, shoes, jewellery and food.
	www.nation.com.pk /magazines/nationplus/2005/14-may/page5.htm (242 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Cholistan Desert was originally preserved as a hunting ground by the nawabs of the former state of Bahawalpur.
		Physical Features The Cholistan Desert is relatively flat and interspersed with sand dunes up to 1,000ha in extent and 4m in height, some of which are unstable.
		The reservoir could be expanded in the future with the increased demand for water to irrigate the Cholistan Desert as it becomes more extensively populated (Masud, 1980).
	sea.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/0219v.htm (1444 words)

	PAKISSAN.com; Rs 152 million PCRWR project to develop water reservoirs in Cholistan
		ISLAMABAD (September 15 2005): Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) is working on a project worth Rs 152 million in Cholistan to develop reservoirs to fulfil water requirements of 0.1 million people and 2.0 million livestock.
		However, he added, the total requirement in the area is 11 million cubic feet and remaining could be used for irrigation purpose.
		After preparing the terms of reference, the committee is likely to furnish its preliminary report shortly to the concerned ministry, which would lead to the preparation of an integrated project.
	www.pakissan.com /english/news/newsDetail.php?newsid=7460 (301 words)

	PakPositive: Cholistan Desert Jeep Rally From Jan 7 to 9th - Pakistan News, from Pakistani and International News Media
		Cholistan Desert Jeep Rally From Jan 7 to 9th
		Organizers of the Cholistan Desert Jeep Rally have finalized holding of the 413-kilometre-long rally from Jan 7 to 9, 2005.
		Besides, a week-long Camp Bazaar will also be set up near Derawar Fort to highlight Cholistan culture and handicrafts to generate economic activity for native 'Rohillas'.
	www.pakpositive.com /2004/11/12/cholistan-desert-jeep-rally-from-jan-7-to-9th (408 words)

	PIAs Cholistan Tour
		Today Cholistan is a land of lost memories, of countless legends; a land that beckons you to share its immortal spirit.
		It is a land of saints and a land of forts - fascinating culture and ancient history - successive waves of invaders from the West have left their mark on this land.
		Historical monuments and over four hundred archaeological sites of the Indus civilization and later cultures are inaccessibly hidden in the sand of the Cholistan desert.
	tours.hypermart.net /tours/pia-chol.htm (648 words)

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