July 5, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Owing to the scarcity of water across the country, experts have warned that a famine-like situation may arise if the issue is not resolved in a timely fashion, Geo News reported Sunday. Per the report, water scarcity in the country has set alarm bells ringing after rivers have dried up due to low rainfall, while India also continues to block the flow of water towards Pakistan, making the situation worse than ever before. Sources told the outlet that the per capita availability of water in the country is 1,100 million cubic metres per annum — which is dangerously low — while in Punjab one has to go to a depth of 600 feet to draw groundwater. In the past, one had to go to a depth of 50 feet only.