Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
Daily Islamic Republic of Pakistan of July 29, 2018 carried a rattling detailed article on the H2O crisis inwards Islamic Republic of Pakistan together with it said that the challenges faced yesteryear Islamic Republic of Pakistan inwards the cast of H2O scarcity together with absence of construct clean H2O pose a threat to the rattling survival of the province together with its people. It too said that rapid growth inwards population, extensive urbanization, traditional agricultural practices together with industrialization all accept pose Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the path of drought, hunger together with instability. Water storage has been reduced drastically to xxx days from the minimum of 120 days required for whatsoever country. This shortage of H2O has earned Pakistan, a call inwards the listing of xv most H2O scarce countries. The per capita availability of H2O is said to hold upward 908 cubic meters at 1 time from 5200 cubic metres it had vii decades ago!
Instead of looking at the mismanagement of H2O internally, Pakistani press together with politicians accept continued to blame Republic of Republic of India for its “water woes.” Republic of Republic of India has been defendant of violating provisions of Indus Water Treaty together with the LET inwards their election motility focussed on the H2O occupation together with defendant Republic of Republic of India of stealing the waters of Pakistan. One of the analysts had fifty-fifty gone to the extent of declaring that Islamic Republic of Pakistan non alone risks H2O shortage but is vulnerable to a war.
In an before newspaper of ours- 6327 dated eleven December, nosotros had quoted the findings of doc Daniel Mustafa, a Pakistani Professor teaching inwards U.K. together with a distinguished proficient on Water issues who said - “There is no shred of testify that Republic of Republic of India has violated the Indus Water Treaty or that it is stealing Pakistan’s water. Republic of Republic of India has to engagement non violated whatsoever of the clauses of Annexure D that was jointly written yesteryear Pakistani together with Indian Engineers.”
In none of the findings of arbitrators or neutral experts on disputes that had arisen betwixt the 2 countries on Indus Waters in that location is whatsoever advert that Republic of Republic of India was using Indus H2O unauthorizedly together with inwards fact they accept never fifty-fifty questioned India’s correct to prepare run of the river projects on the rivers allotted to Islamic Republic of Pakistan nether the treaty.
While harping on the violation of the treaty yesteryear Republic of Republic of India on Kishenganga together with Ratle projects inwards the east, Islamic Republic of Pakistan has opened a novel front end on H2O wars amongst Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan on sharing the waters of Kabul River.
The 700 Km long Kabul River is a tributary of the Indus organization together with a large utilisation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is covered yesteryear the Kabul River. Most of the areas inwards Peshawar, Charsakka together with Nowshera are irrigated yesteryear the river Kabul. Yet in that location has been no bi lateral treaty betwixt Kabul together with Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan on sharing of the waters of the Kabul river. The 2 countries volition accept to larn yesteryear international rules similar the Helsinki rules or the Berlin Rules of 2004. For this in that location has to hold upward a usual trust that is lacking. And Republic of Republic of India is 1 time once to a greater extent than beingness defendant of edifice dams inwards Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan to the disadvantage of Pakistan!
Afghanistan withal lacks a modern H2O infra construction for its agricultural together with urban needs. Its needs accept increased alone recently. For the start time, it made out a evolution agenda that included edifice of dams every bit inwards integral utilisation of its evolution inwards 2008. Despite the absence of a treaty, Islamic Republic of Pakistan has started accusing Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan of denying them the water.
Pakistan’s ills on H2O resources are non because of Republic of Republic of India or Afghanistan, but because of full mismanagement of H2O resources internally. Water is getting scarce twenty-four hr catamenia yesteryear day. While the public, together with technocrats are becoming aware of the seriousness of the situation, the Government appears to hold upward inwards a denial mode together with are satisfied inwards accusing Republic of Republic of India of violating the Indus Treaty together with zilch else. There is a promise inwards some quarters that the novel Regime nether Imran Khan would give it a priority but 1 cannot hold upward sure.
Internally, the start major occupation of Islamic Republic of Pakistan is the inequitable distribution of H2O amid United States of America inwards Pakistan. Islamic Republic of Pakistan is governed yesteryear the “Pakistan Water Apportionment Accord 1991" yesteryear which Punjab gets the maximum of 49 percent(almost half), Sind amongst 43 percent, together with the balance of the 2 provinces Balochistan together with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa larn 3 together with 5 per centum respectively.
The mo is the occupation of storage facilities- While Islamic Republic of Pakistan receives 145 1000000 field feet of water, alone 13.7 1000000 field feet of H2O is beingness stored, resulting inwards an enormous wastage of water.
Third, is the needlelike shortage of drinking H2O together with inwards 1 estimate, yesteryear 20125 fresh H2O shortage should hold upward around 31 1000000 field feet of water. The character of H2O is some other major concern. Industrial runoffs together with sewage accept immensely polluted the available H2O peculiarly inwards urban areas that are heavily industrialised. Consequently cities similar Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad amid other cities are already facing construct clean H2O crisis amongst no halt inwards sight. Biological contamination is the major stimulate for wellness issues resulting inwards fifty-fifty deaths.
Fourth, is the enormous wastage of H2O inwards agricultural operations. Estimates vary but it is mostly agreed that over ninety per centum of H2O is beingness used inwards agriculture. Inefficient together with injudicious utilisation of water, non availability of modern techniques, failure to pick out crops that could maximize production amongst less H2O together with inwards a higher house all lack of awareness of the require to conserve water, accept all contributed to deficiency of water.
Fifth, is the indiscriminate utilisation of soil water. Absence of soil H2O regulations has alone complicated the situation. This has resulted inwards the shrinkage of this valuable alternate rootage of water. Existing laws are beingness flagrantly violated. For event fifty-fifty inwards Islamabad where extraction of H2O is prohibited, people openly line soil H2O blatantly! Major cities are getting to a greater extent than subject on soil H2O pushing the H2O tabular array farther downwards!
Finally, every bit Ahmed Kazi has pointed out- the immense ascension inwards H2O scarcity demands rapid evolution inwards population control. Rising population every bit he said, would touching on adversely the availability of food, access to instruction together with health.
As a evolution Researcher has pointed out, “crying for H2O scarcity should hold upward replaced amongst finding ways for using H2O inwards a to a greater extent than efficient manner.
It should hold upward clear that Islamic Republic of Pakistan is climbing the incorrect tree inwards accusing Republic of Republic of India of stealing its water- Rather it should await itself inwards the mirror together with run across what has gone incorrect inwards the management of its H2O resources. International agencies similar IMF, Asia Foundation together with the UNDP accept all pointed out to a drastic drib inwards H2O availability inwards Islamic Republic of Pakistan together with the considered thought of many is that the novel Government inwards Islamic Republic of Pakistan should come inwards a priority inwards dealing amongst this crisis.
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