The village settled on boats

There is a village in Sindh province whose inhabitants live like the inhabitants of ancient times. The village is situated on floating boats at a distance of 18 km from Sehwan Sharif and 280 km from Karachi and its civilization is thousands of years old. According to archaeologists, The image of the boat found in the ruins of is exactly like the boats floating in Lake Manchar today. When the Mohenjo-daro civilization was in decline and faced natural disasters, its inhabitants migrated to Lake Manchar.

It is said to be the largest freshwater lake in Asia and is one of the largest reservoirs in Pakistan. Thousands of houses built on boats floated on the surface of the blue water of Kashmir, of which very few are left now. The source of water is water flowing from the Kirthar Hills of Balochistan becomes. Its area varies according to the seasons, which usually ranges from 350 to 520 acres. Tourists from home and abroad travel through arduous journeys to see the beauty of its heart. By the way, due to its natural scenery and wildlife, this lake is famous all over the world, but its real beauty is floating wooden boats. But there are settlements, which a large number of domestic and foreign tourists come here to visit. Here live members of the "Mohana" tribe, also known as "Mir Bahr" and also known as "King of the river".

These people have been living in pure natural environment in boat huts for many generations. Their boats have no electric lighting, no clean drinking water and no other necessities of life, but they are still satisfied with their lives. Inside the huts are compartments made of bamboo and mats in the form of rooms, in which beds are made. Swings are placed in one section, in which the occupants of the boats sleep with their children or have fun swinging on them themselves. Water tanks, pots, colorful clothes hanging on the ropes outside, are the total assets of the residents of this floating settlement. The heart looks deceptive. There are eight to ten people living in each floating house.

The occupation of the residents is fishing and with the big boat every family in the village also has a small boat on which they sit and catch fish in the lake. It is very dark here at night. They light candles or lanterns and light them in the house. In one part of the dwelling they make earthen stoves. Most people eat linseed seeds, buds and roots cooked as a vegetable, which is their favorite food. Their women wash clothes on boats and teach on ropes tied to bamboo. Most houses are 45 feet long and 32 feet wide.

Diary wood is used in the manufacture of boats. Their food, drink, gold, and even wedding ceremonies were held on these boats. The two boats are joined together and a canopy is placed over them, which looks like a hut, protecting the people living on the surface of the water from the sun, freezing winter winds and rain. On rainy days, when the lake is flooded, boats are towed to shore. Saves money for

Until two decades ago, the people of this village were very happy. The lake contained 400 species of fish and other aquatic life, the sale of which brought them significant income. At that time ducks lived on the surface of the lake like white red, gray goose, sticky duck, blue head, pharao duck, duck duck, saw water hen. After a long flight, the native birds, including the swan, would come and sit on the cranes, which would be grabbed by the occupants. Later they would sell them in the market which would give them extra income.

Now the situation here is very precarious and this floating village of Pakistan is in danger of extinction. In 1974, the government established the Right Bank Outfall or Main Nara Valley Drain. Initially, the project was to divert the noisy water from tube wells to drain the agricultural lands on the right bank of the Indus River from bean and sorghum and discharge them into the Indus River near Sehwan, but since the 1990s. It started being dumped in Manchar Lake. However, the establishment of an industrial zone near it completed the deficit.

All the waste and chemicals from the factories flow into the lake, which has poisoned its water and left only 40 species of fish, while the arrival of birds has also decreased. They catch fish, the agent buys them at a lower price and sells them at four times the market price.