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Keti Bunder

Keti Bunder is located at a distance of about 200 km SE of Karachi in Thatta district of Sindh province. It is a taluka (tehsil) of Thatta district and consists of a total of 42 dehs (cluster of villages) that spread over a total area of 60,969 hectare. It is believed that the sea has engulfed 28 dehs and the total affected area in Keti Bunder is around 46,137 hectare (WWF 2004). Keti Bunder tehsil includes a total of 19 dehs and 29 villages while total human population is around 12,000.  Historically Keti Bunder was a port city before the construction of any dams and barrages on Indus river.  

At present, it is one of the major towns along the Pakistan coastline that is facing environmental degradation and loss of livelihood opportunities for the locals. Local elders mention that the location of Keti Bunder town has changed thrice during the past 70 years due to progressive intrusion of the seawater. There are four major creeks in the area viz. Chann, Hajamro, Khobar and Kangri with innumerable small creeks. For sweet water (drinking and farming), Keti Bunder and other coastal region depend entirely on Indus River and its distributaries (WWF, 2008).


 

 

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