As on 29-8-2008 Tarbela Dam Pakistan is 2nd largest dam in the world wit respect to volume of the material used for its construction.
For list of the largest dams click: World's largest dams
Few dams larges than Tarbela are under construction (UC), including the mighty 3 Gorges Dam (TGD) in China.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Zaid Hamid: Brasstacks on PTV News 15/07 Part1
Worth listening talk, explaining true intentions of Pakistan's enemies.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Rates for shipping books or house hold luggage between Pakistan and Thailand by Post Office
Pakistan post Office Link:
http://www.pakpost.gov.pk/international/15.html
As on 14-7-2008:
By air: For first kilo = Rs 575/kg and Rs 165/kg for each additional Kilogram up to a maximum of 20 Kg.
By SAL (Surface Air Lifted i.e. mail is transferred by air from country to country and by surface within country): For first kilo = Rs 520 and Rs 140 for each additional Kilo upto a maximum of 20 Kilo (about Rs3180 for 20Kg = 45US$).
Thailand PostOffice:
They call it International Parcel and the max. size of box is "Each side must not exceed 1,500 mm in length. The longest side plus the total length when measuring all sides of the parcel is not over 3,000 mm".
Rates As on 14-7-2008:
By AIR: 20Kg pack = 3360 baht. Their rates vary between Baht 700/Kg for first Kilogram to @ Baht 168/Kg for 20 Kilo parcel (which sums to 3360 Baht).
By surface: 20Kg pack = 2740 baht(about 83US$). Their rates vary between Baht 650/Kg for first Kilogram to @ Baht 137/Kg for a max. of 20 Kilo parcel (which sums to 2740 Baht).
Conversion: Approx. 1 US$ = 71 Rs = 33 Baht
Sending from Pakistan is about 50% cheaper.
http://www.pakpost.gov.pk/international/15.html
As on 14-7-2008:
By air: For first kilo = Rs 575/kg and Rs 165/kg for each additional Kilogram up to a maximum of 20 Kg.
By SAL (Surface Air Lifted i.e. mail is transferred by air from country to country and by surface within country): For first kilo = Rs 520 and Rs 140 for each additional Kilo upto a maximum of 20 Kilo (about Rs3180 for 20Kg = 45US$).
Thailand PostOffice:
They call it International Parcel and the max. size of box is "Each side must not exceed 1,500 mm in length. The longest side plus the total length when measuring all sides of the parcel is not over 3,000 mm".
Rates As on 14-7-2008:
By AIR: 20Kg pack = 3360 baht. Their rates vary between Baht 700/Kg for first Kilogram to @ Baht 168/Kg for 20 Kilo parcel (which sums to 3360 Baht).
By surface: 20Kg pack = 2740 baht(about 83US$). Their rates vary between Baht 650/Kg for first Kilogram to @ Baht 137/Kg for a max. of 20 Kilo parcel (which sums to 2740 Baht).
Conversion: Approx. 1 US$ = 71 Rs = 33 Baht
Sending from Pakistan is about 50% cheaper.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Facts and Figures related to Water and Population
Did you know...?
* Worldwide, per capita water supplies decreased by a third between 1970 and 1990, and there is little doubt that population growth has been and will continue to be one of the main drivers of changes to patterns of water resource use.
* Although there are differences of opinion, most projections expect this slowdown of demographic growth rates to continue and for the world's population to stabilize at about 9.3 billion people (still over 50% higher than the 2001 population of 6.1 billion) somewhere in the middle of the 21st century.
* The global overview of water availability versus population stresses continental disparities, and in particular the pressure put on the Asian continent, which supports 60% of the world's population with only 36% of the world's water resources.
Europe has 13% of the world's population and 8% of the world's water resources;
Africa has 13% of the world's population and 11% of the world's water resources;
North and Central America has 8% of the population and 15% of the water; Oceania has less than 1% of the world's population but 5% of the world's water resources; and
South America has 6% of the world's population yet 26% of the world's water resources.
* Freshwater is distributed unevenly, with nearly 500 million people suffering from water stress or serious water scarcity.
* A number of scenarios have been developed based on the most recent UN population projections. Based on these projections, the future for many parts of the world looks bleak. The most alarming projection suggests that nearly 7 billion people in 60 countries will suffer from water scarcity by 2050. Even according to conservative projections, just under 2 billion people in 48 countries will struggle against water scarcity in 2050.
* Between now and 2025, it is expected that the world will need 17% more water to grow food for the increasing populations in developing countries and that total water use will increase by some 40%.
* Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest level of access to safe water coverage of any region, with only 60% of the population served.
Ref: Unesco News letter: http://www.unesco.org/water/news/newsletter/205.shtml
* Worldwide, per capita water supplies decreased by a third between 1970 and 1990, and there is little doubt that population growth has been and will continue to be one of the main drivers of changes to patterns of water resource use.
* Although there are differences of opinion, most projections expect this slowdown of demographic growth rates to continue and for the world's population to stabilize at about 9.3 billion people (still over 50% higher than the 2001 population of 6.1 billion) somewhere in the middle of the 21st century.
* The global overview of water availability versus population stresses continental disparities, and in particular the pressure put on the Asian continent, which supports 60% of the world's population with only 36% of the world's water resources.
Europe has 13% of the world's population and 8% of the world's water resources;
Africa has 13% of the world's population and 11% of the world's water resources;
North and Central America has 8% of the population and 15% of the water; Oceania has less than 1% of the world's population but 5% of the world's water resources; and
South America has 6% of the world's population yet 26% of the world's water resources.
* Freshwater is distributed unevenly, with nearly 500 million people suffering from water stress or serious water scarcity.
* A number of scenarios have been developed based on the most recent UN population projections. Based on these projections, the future for many parts of the world looks bleak. The most alarming projection suggests that nearly 7 billion people in 60 countries will suffer from water scarcity by 2050. Even according to conservative projections, just under 2 billion people in 48 countries will struggle against water scarcity in 2050.
* Between now and 2025, it is expected that the world will need 17% more water to grow food for the increasing populations in developing countries and that total water use will increase by some 40%.
* Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest level of access to safe water coverage of any region, with only 60% of the population served.
Ref: Unesco News letter: http://www.unesco.org/water/news/newsletter/205.shtml
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Still waiting for paper acceptance
Ohhhhh! still waiting for review/acceptance of the paper. Looks long way to goooooooooooooooo
Reservoirs in USA in one of the river basin
As I wrote before there are more than 70,000 reservoirs in USA, here is a link for the reservoirs in just one river basin : The Tennesse Valley.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Airline safety drops in Asia
View at source
May 12, 2008
The One-Two-Go Airlines plane crash in Phuket and a spate of accidents in Indonesia downgraded the safety records of Asia Pacific carriers last year.
The region's civil aircraft accident rate increased to 2.76 hull losses per million flights, compared to 0.67 in the previous year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Tragic accidents in Africa, Indonesia and Brazil pushed the global accident rate to 0.75 hull losses for every million flights by Western-built jets from 0.65 in 2006.
The number of global fatalities declined 19% from 855 to 692, even as passenger numbers rose 6% to more than 2.2 billion.
In absolute numbers, there were 100 accidents in 2007 (57 jet, 43 turboprop) compared with 77 in 2006 (46 jet, 31 turboprop).
Despite the increased accident rates, IATA director-general Giovanni Bisignani maintained that air travel remains the safest mode of transport.
In the 10 years from 1998, the accident rate has fallen by almost half from 1.34 per million flights to 0.75.
The number of fatalities dropped significantly in 2007.
''That's good news. But our goal is always to do better: zero fatalities and zero accidents,'' he said.
Russia and the former Soviet states had no accidents, following a disastrous year in 2006.
At 0.09 and 0.29 accidents per million flights, North America and Europe had hull-loss rates significantly better than the global average.
Africa had the worst record at 4.09 hull-losses per million flights. While this is an improvement over last year, it is still six times less safe to fly in Africa than the rest of the world, said the Geneva-based group that represents 240 airlines.
Almost half of the year's accidents took place during landing. Several could have been prevented by the initiation of a timely go-around.
Almost 20% of all accidents in 2007 were related to ground damage. Lack of standardisation can contribute to ground handling activities that damage aircraft.
May 12, 2008
The One-Two-Go Airlines plane crash in Phuket and a spate of accidents in Indonesia downgraded the safety records of Asia Pacific carriers last year.
The region's civil aircraft accident rate increased to 2.76 hull losses per million flights, compared to 0.67 in the previous year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Tragic accidents in Africa, Indonesia and Brazil pushed the global accident rate to 0.75 hull losses for every million flights by Western-built jets from 0.65 in 2006.
The number of global fatalities declined 19% from 855 to 692, even as passenger numbers rose 6% to more than 2.2 billion.
In absolute numbers, there were 100 accidents in 2007 (57 jet, 43 turboprop) compared with 77 in 2006 (46 jet, 31 turboprop).
Despite the increased accident rates, IATA director-general Giovanni Bisignani maintained that air travel remains the safest mode of transport.
In the 10 years from 1998, the accident rate has fallen by almost half from 1.34 per million flights to 0.75.
The number of fatalities dropped significantly in 2007.
''That's good news. But our goal is always to do better: zero fatalities and zero accidents,'' he said.
Russia and the former Soviet states had no accidents, following a disastrous year in 2006.
At 0.09 and 0.29 accidents per million flights, North America and Europe had hull-loss rates significantly better than the global average.
Africa had the worst record at 4.09 hull-losses per million flights. While this is an improvement over last year, it is still six times less safe to fly in Africa than the rest of the world, said the Geneva-based group that represents 240 airlines.
Almost half of the year's accidents took place during landing. Several could have been prevented by the initiation of a timely go-around.
Almost 20% of all accidents in 2007 were related to ground damage. Lack of standardisation can contribute to ground handling activities that damage aircraft.
When hopes are vanishing: Remember Allah
When hopes are vanishing
Remember Allah
When sight is fogy
Remember Allah
When no one is helping
Remember Allah
because
Allah knows
What is best for u
Remember Allah
When sight is fogy
Remember Allah
When no one is helping
Remember Allah
because
Allah knows
What is best for u
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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