Water Crisis in Pakistan: News and Discussions

[AZ1]

If people still don't believe there is a serious water crisis in Pakistan, perhaps this will change their minds:View attachment 524134 View attachment 524135

People will not understand half of the androni sindh population are uneducated and they dont' understand except bhutto zinda hie

 

[AsifIjaz]

One latest example is the latest report on Nai Gaj dam submitted in the Supreme court.. after completion of the 51% or the funds Sindh government is no longer interested in completing the dam which would save enough water to cultivate over 325,000 acres and supply water to manchar lake thus making it less poisonous. idiots are ruling us coz we elect them based upon their dialect, race and ethnicity.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/4...-make-new-pc-1-for-nai-gaj-dam-within-15-days

 

[KhalaiMakhlooq]

Pakistan has known about their no-water issue. Many many people and organisations have documented this issue the world over, there are academic papers and journals and studies concluding on this matter dating back to the 1960's. They knew the state of affairs of the water situation then.

You can tell how much water a country will need for the next 50-100 years and plan accordingly, even mitigating for climate change. It's done in Europe, we plan and control water security as a critical national infrastructure. It's better controlled than cash through water policy. This is not a global climate problem, we are fine and so are most countries around the world.

Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources said if Pakistan's government does not take action now, the country will run out of water by 2025. That's in 6 years time.

The problem with threatening a vital life-sustaining resource is this puts an enormous stress on everything from health, social security, industry, defence, farming, transport, food supply to the economy, essentially crippling the whole country. You can't run a local petrol pump without water or even cook food.

We can see from history, for example in pre-WW2 Germany, that in times of great national stress there is a huge social unrest causing a division of society into two types, 1. ultra-liberal and 2. ultra-conservative. The tensions between the two types leads to social breakdown, violent extremism and full-blown war. Pakistan's circumstances are not far off.

Why has Pakistan waited to see with their eyes the rivers empty before talking about the issue? You had over 50 years.

A few years ago a white tourist once went to Pakistan and when he came back he said "Now I know God exists, there is no other explanation that country still runs".

I guess, the currency of faith in God even runs out when you can't buy water with it.

 

[punit]

Punjab is the granary of Pakistan and if it dries up due to Indian Dams on Jhelum and Chenab then the whole country will face very serious consequences.

Climate change is already a reality. People will be forced to migrate and there are no places to go. Already the west is sending back refugees from Africa, Arab World and Afghanistan.

It had been rightly predicted that the next wars will be over water. India has got us by the jugular vein and is squeezing the life out of the country.

We should bomb the Indian Dams in Kashmir whenever there is an opportunity. Sliding Barrel Bombs were used by the British in WWII on German Dams successfully and Torpedoes can also be used. Dam experts can give inputs on vulnerable spots in Dams.

https://yesterday.uktv.co.uk/blogs/article/bouncing-bombs/

Excellent way to solve water issue.

Dams are not magic bullet for pakistan or india..
1. Conservation of water is most important.
2. Make rain water harvesting mandatory in all high rise building.
3. Desalination plants on sea cost.
4. Shift to low water consumption crops.. sugar cane are worst.
5. More trees
6. Charge for water consumption. Each penny each drop..

 

[Comet]

Dams are not magic bullet for Pakistan or india..
1. Conservation of water is most important.
2. Make rain water harvesting mandatory in all high rise building.
3. Desalination plants on sea cost.
4. Shift to low water consumption crops.. sugar cane are worst.
5. More trees
6. Charge for water consumption. Each penny each drop..

Very good points.
Just increasing water reservoir won't be enough. We (as humans around the globe) should learn to save water

 

[BATMAN]

If people still don't believe there is a serious water crisis in Pakistan, perhaps this will change their minds:View attachment 524134 View attachment 524135

Forget the people, why is criminal govt. hiding facts from people?

 

[Paul2]

> 4. Shift to low water consumption crops.. sugar cane are worst.

That's are way more complex. Water waste in agriculture is a huge problem with many, many sides

1. Canal lining, followed putting all water into piping
2. Steady reduction of open irrigation methods as such
3. Putting water for human consumption into pipes
4. Limiting sugar cane and cotton cultivation
5. Water fixation measures like afforestation programmes
6. Agricultural runoff management - preventing water contamination

 

[sadraus]

wasa water ka issue bartyea hi ja ra ha. huma new technologies ki help lani cheyea tha ka as thara ka issue say bacha ga sakyea

 

[CrazyZ]

Most important thing is that water needs to be metered and taxed. People will not conserve anything if it's free. The revenue should be invested in modern low pressure irrigation systems, dams, waste water recycling, and desalination. Problem solved.

 

[El Sidd]

shamefully this is homescreen thread.

people discuss Pickel extensively and divorces.

tsk tsk tsk

 

[Sarosh Ibrahim]

very serious crisis which is not on priority list of any political party

It is so crucial we talk about this at a political level!

 

[ThunderCat]

very serious crisis which is not on priority list of any political party

It can't be solved unless overpopulation is solved.

 

[ghazi52]

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Its a moment of great concern

It a moment to take all kind of precautionary measures if u live in Karachi ant it’s surroundings, as if it is not enough to deal with the huge garbage that is all over the neighborhoods now the people have to deal with the owners of trucks delivering water to the people of Karachi Recently there are several deaths after consuming the water specially after doing WADU where people have to clean the noses by putting the water in the nose to clean it ,

This water probably, some of it is being delivered from stagnant lakes that have the Ameoba NAEGLRERIA FOWLERI which is a brain eating Ameoba that caused PAM, a brain infection that destroy brain tissues , several deaths have occurred and the Govt and the other institution are deaf and dumb so the people have to be very cautious not to use that water since the Ameoba can travel to the brain through nose channels It may also travel thru eyes etc,

Do as a precaution the water should be throughly boiled especially for using for WADU so please be careful. This water Mafia is making money by any means.....