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with the highest priority for rehabilitation. It requires urgent measures to avoid severe economic and social impacts on the lives of millions of poor farmers through interruption of irrigation on two million acres (8,000 km) and drinking water in the rural areas of southern Punjab, benefiting
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on their commendable services rendered on the completion of Taunsa
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to rehabilitate the Taunsa
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several million farmers. Taunsa
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452:"Taunsa Barrage project: Affected people continue protest"
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418:"Sindhu Bachao Tarla protest against World Bank"
353:High flood at Taunsa barrage alarms authorities
127:construction began in 1952 – completed in 1958
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837:This article about a dam or floodgate in
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458:6 November
424:6 November
335:References
288:World Bank
266:Background
168:Designated
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