Experts collect suggestions on water policy
An array of issues highlighted during consultative session at SIDA office
HYDERABAD:
Although blessed with the Indus River, lakes, mountain streams and subsoil water, Sindh and its people continue to face myriads of water-related problems, ranging from shortage of water supply to contamination.
Keeping this in view, the provincial government embarked upon the gigantic task of formulating an all-encompassing water policy, covering urban to rural water supply and drainage, over three years ago.
However, questions still remain as to how comprehensive and enforceable the policy is going to be as a team of experts collects suggestions and ideas with the stated aim of incorporating them in the policy. In this regard a consultative session with the field journalists was held in Hyderabad at the office of Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA) on Thursday.