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Revision as of 22:31, 30 January 2006 by Yahya01 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Rann of Kutch situated in the Southeast of Pakistan is an inland sea. However most of the upper part drives up in the summer months. During this period, all kinds of vehicles can move across. The northern part of the Rann is bordered by the great Thar desert and the ancient coast line forms the divide between the Rann and the desert.
The Thar desert is comprised of extensive longitudinal dunes which are 3 to 15 kilometers long and have a relief of 20 to 100 meters. No roads existed in 1965 but four wheeled vehicles could move with some difficulty, along the camel and cart tracks, which intersected each other in the wide-open spaces. Small-inhabited areas dotted the area. The larger ones being Chachro, Mithi Islamkot, and Diplo.
The Rann of Kutch had been the subject of dispute between the Kutch and the province of Sindh even before the partition of India. In 1948, Pakistan laid claim to this area. The Indian government did not accept the claim saying that since the Kutch state had acceded to India the whole of the Rann of Kutch was part of India. The only dispute was the demarcation of the boundary of 1914. Pakistan claimed the area north of the 24th parallel and some area south of it basing it on the Thalweg principle according to which the centre of the water channel or sea is considered to be the boundary between two states adjoining the water in between.