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INTRODUCTION TO THARPARKAR Thar is the Largest Desert of Pakistan. It is situated in the province of Sindh. The Thar district derives its name from Thar and Parker. The name Thar is from Thul, the general term for the regions sand ridges and the word Parkar literary means “to cross over”. Earlier it was known as Thar and Parker district but afterwards it became one word ‘Tharparker’. Thar Desert of Pakistan and India is the 9th largest desert of the world. The total length of Thar Desert in Sindh (Pakistan) and Rajhistan (India) is 19,638 km² CLIMATE Monsoon rainfall (June-Sep) is the main source of water for Tharparkar region in which 87% of annual rainfall is observed. This rainfall impacts a lot to the livelihood of the people. Deficit in monsoon rainfall causes a lot of impacts on agro-socio-economic pattern of that area. During monsoon 2013, Tharparkar region received 70% of its normal rainfall in which Chhor received 94% of rainfall while Mithi receive 46% of rainfall. However, 60 mm rainfall was recorded in Mithi during October 2013 that compensated the monsoon deficit in the area. The below two graphs depict the comparison between actual and normal rainfall from January 2013 to-date at Chhor and Mithi #MadadJarwar