ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz said here on Thursday the country was heading towards water scarcity and about 27,000 children dying annually due to water-borne diseases was a sign of this alarming situation.
Speaking at the Pakistan Water Conference on Emerging Water Challenges at the Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), he said that Pakistan was blessed with diverse landscape and seasons.
Mr Faraz pointed out that the Himalayan glaciers in the north were the largest frozen water reserves outside the polar region. The fertile alluvial plains of Punjab and Sindh provinces are irrigated by one of the largest contiguous irrigation systems of the world, he said.
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Construction of dams is need of hour: Mohsin
Punjab Minister for Irrigation Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari has said that it is highly important to conserve water for coming generations keeping in view its increasing demand.
He said this while addressing the Pakistan Water Conference organized by USAID and International Water Management Institute.
He said it is need of the hour to stop wastage of water and construct more dams. He further said that instead of waiting for construction of big dams, water could be conserved with small projects.
Punjab Irrigation Secretary Saif Anjum said the Irrigation department had started reforms in various wings of the department to achieve desired goals.
Construction of dams is need of hour: Mohsin
February 19, 2021
Punjab Minister for Irrigation Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari has said that it is highly important to conserve water for coming generations keeping in view its increasing demand.
He said this while addressing the Pakistan Water Conference organized by USAID and International Water Management Institute.
He said it is need of the hour to stop wastage of water and construct more dams. He further said that instead of waiting for construction of big dams, water could be conserved with small projects.
Punjab Irrigation Secretary Saif Anjum said the Irrigation department had started reforms in various wings of the department to achieve desired goals.