Bilawal demands Chashma canal closure
Claims Centre’s inept distribution causing water shortage in Sindh
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing a press conference in Karachi. PHOTO: PPP MEDIA CELL
KARACHI:
The Pakistan People s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called for the permanent closure of the controversial Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal, which according to him has caused a water crisis in the lower riparian province of Sindh, particularly in the tail-end districts.
In a statement issued on Friday, the PPP chairperson said that the Indus River System Authority s (IRSA) mandate is to monitor the distribution of water as per the Water Apportionment Accord. IRSA cannot enforce its authority in any other form.
Bilawal blames Centre for Sindh water crisis
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May 8, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has criticised the PTI regime for creating an acute water crisis in Sindh and called for permanent closure of the controversial Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal.
âIRSA s sole mandate with regard to water is that it could only monitor the distribution of water as per the Water Apportionment Accord but it can t enforce its authority in any other form, as there is an acute water crisis in Sindh after Mangla Dam was filled beyond its approved controversial formula,â he said in a statement on Friday.