Barani areas are facing huge shortage of water. Therefore, to overcome this shortage Government of Pakistan has established Provincial Soil & Water Conversation Departments. These Departments are providing services to the farmers for agricultural purpose through district governments. Main tasks of Soil & Water Conservation which are considered important are following:

• To contain soil erosion process in the cultivable area and the adjoining uncultivated lands and to save these areas from further degradation.
• To make maximum use of run-off water by conserving it into the field by various moisture conservation measures.
• To bring more area under cultivation through reclamation and gully control techniques.
• Exploitation of water resource through various means of providing assured water supply for irrigation purposes (mini dams and ponds).