Pakistan has only seven years to take serious action and plan for constructing ad building water reservoirs.
Pakistan has been added to the 17 countries where the water reserves have fallen short of the population growth. The Council has warned that if immediate corrective measures are not taken then the country will become prey to severe water shortage. And drought conditions will result in the worst kind of famine.
This is not a new warning but one that the council has given repeated warnings about in the past. Prominent international organisations have also issued several warnings that Pakistan should take immediate action to solve the problem.
We must build medium & small sized dams on war footings. India has built hundreds of dam to further escalate the water shortage. The violation of New Delhi has not been stopped. India has been flouting the provisions of Indus Water Treaty ignoring Pakistan’s protest. Our weak diplomacy and lobbying has deepened the water crisis.
Next wars will be fought over the water supply and rights between the neighbouring countries. The government should gear up to store water for future scarcity and resulting food shortages.
JAVAID BASHIR
Lahore
