They say water is life. But can it breed death?
Residents in Thar Block-II say a pond of brackish water poses health risks
KARACHI:
They say water is life. But that may not always be the case. In some ironic situations, as being witnessed in villages near Thar block-II, water can make survival difficult.
Among these villages, one is Gorano - the nearest one to a recently created pond, which the villagers deem to be a hazard in the making.
The pond, a vast and expanding body of brackish water, was formed after water discharged from Thar Block-II, where work on a coal-fired power plant and coal mining is underway, began accumulating in the area.