Gorano


Gorano is a village in Tharparkar District, Sindh, Pakistan. It is located in Islamkot Taluka, south-east of the district capital Mithi, south-east of Islamkot, and about north of the international border with Gujarat, India, at the Rann of Kutch. The village comprises slightly more than 500 households.
Gorano experiences a hot deserts climate, marked by long, hot, and dry summers with up to over and short, mild winters with minimal.
The local economy is based mainly on livestock rearing and subsistence agriculture, both dependent on scarce and variable water resources.
The village lies around south of the Nagarpakar Road, within the desert area of Tharparkar and is dependent on limited water supplies, primarily through local wells and periodic deliveries.

Gorano Reservoir

Adjacent to the settlement is the Gorano reservoir, covering an area of approximately 500 acres. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has identified it as a wetland formed in deep subsoil. The reservoir is used by the Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company, for disposal of wastewater from Thar Coalfield Block II.

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