Fishing in Pakistan Apart from these big lakes, a cluster of small lakes extend over 40,000 ha. The natural lakes in Punjab cover about 7,000 ha. Some of the lakes, such as Namal lake (480 ha), Uchhali lake (943 ha), Jahlar lake (100 ha), Kallar Kahar (100 ha), Kharal lake (235 ha) and Khabikki lake (283 ha) are brackish and are too saline to support aquaculture. Other man made lakes include Mangla dam, Terbela dam and Chashma Barrage. Aquaculture (or fish farming) is new in Pakistan. However, there is immense potential for development of the sector. Aquaculture production has rapidly increased since 2000
Péligre Dam use of charcoal briquettes and firewood which massively deforested the country. However, there are significant environmental effects of the dam itself on the locals. In addition to the usual environmental impact of reservoirs, the flooding caused by the dam has prompted the relocation of farming families, and there have been extremely high levels of deforestation and erosion on the hillsides where these farmers now reside. Furthermore, because the primary interest of Electricite d'Haiti is generation of electricity, little consideration in water management decisions is given to flood mitigation in the watershed below the dam. Therefore, large water releases that cause