Thar Desert Rajasthan is a major opium production and consumption area. The Indira Gandhi Canal irrigates northwestern Rajasthan while the Government of India has started a centrally sponsored Desert Development Program based on watershed management with the objective of preventing the spread of desert and improving the living conditions of people in the desert. In the last 15–20 years, the Rajasthan desert has seen many changes, including a manifold increase of both the human and animal population. Animal husbandry has become popular due to the difficult farming conditions. At present, there are ten times more animals per person in Rajasthan than the
Thar Jath Airstrip airport that serves the town of Duar and surrounding communities. It also serves the Thar Jath oil field. There are no known scheduled airlines serving this airport at this time, but the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service served the field from Rumbek Airport. Thar Jath Airstrip Thar Jath Airstrip is an airport in South Sudan. Thar Jath Airstrip is located in Guit County, Fangak State, in north central South Sudan, near the town of Duar. This location lies approximately , by air, north of Juba International Airport, the largest airport in South Sudan. The geographic coordinates of this airport are: