A new World Bank report says that the Indus basin groundwater in aquifers in Pakistan is at least 80 times the volume of freshwater held in the country’s three biggest dams. —Saman Ghani Khan/File
ISLAMABAD: A new World Bank report says that the Indus basin groundwater in aquifers in Pakistan is at least 80 times the volume of freshwater held in the country’s three biggest dams, yet in 2020 Pakistan faced a severe groundwater crisis.
The report titled ‘Groundwater in Pakistan’s Indus Basin: Present and Future Prospects’ says Pakistan lacks a comprehensive, reliable system for measuring groundwater extractions and their impact on the resource base.