Water, energy crisis and India's water aggression
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| Water, energy crisis and India's water aggression |
Construction of dams in Pakistan should be expedited to avoid situations like Ethiopia and Somalia
India is not missing any opportunity to make Pakistan an economically, militarily, politically and socially weak state. The land of rivers is turning into deserts.
India is also constructing 14 small dams on the tributaries of the Indus River, one from Jhelum and two from Baglihar. Plans are also underway to build 12 and 20 more small dams on the Chenab and all these water encroachments are taking place on the rivers that come under Pakistan's share under the Indus Water Treaty.
The growing water and energy crisis in the country is intensifying, which is a moment of concern. Due to water scarcity, the area under cultivation has been reduced from 22.3 million hectares to 21.2 million hectares. It started in 1948 and is still going on. The biggest issue at the national level at the moment is India's water aggression.
The per capita amount of water in 1950 was 5830 cubic meters, now it is only one thousand cubic meters, and it is estimated that by 2025 it will be only 550 cubic meters.
The energy crisis in Pakistan has taken a serious turn and this can be gauged from the fact that the recent power crisis in Karachi, the city of lights, which is the backbone of the Pakistani economy, has claimed thousands of lives. The water and electricity crisis is intensifying across the country these days, but so far no practical measures have been taken at the government level to control this crisis.
It may be recalled that following the same negative policy, in September 2020, Modi had demanded from the European Union that India's basmati rice be given a "geographical identity" so that the export of basmati rice from Pakistan could be multiplied. That during the PML-N and PPP eras, on the one hand, some Pakistani political leaders reached the extreme of inferiority for the sake of power and personal ego, and on the other hand, the Modi government waged a "hybrid war" against Pakistan with all its might. Kept
There are 1 million small and large dams worldwide with a storage capacity of 8,300,000 cubic kilometers, while globally 59.7% of the world's total dams are in Asia, 21.1% in North America, 12.6% in Europe, and 3.3%. Africa, 2% South Africa and 1.3% Australia. There are 50,000 large dams with a height of more than 200 feet. China ranks first with 19,000 large dams, followed by the United States with 8,100 dams. And India is third with 4,000 dams.
India had only 300 dams in 1947, the number of which has now reached 4,000. It is also used, but there are only 18 dams in Pakistan, which is facing problems due to crisis in agriculture, energy sector and supply of clean drinking water. Pakistan is the only country in the world where no dam has been built since 1974. Which is like cumin in the mouth of a camel in front of 1 million dams around the world.
No one can deny the construction of dams and in the current situation their need is being felt intensely, but it is beyond comprehension why obstacles are being put in the way of construction of these dams. Regular work was started in 1953. The feature of this dam is that besides the Indus River, water of Kabul River, Kantar River, Swat River, Dir River and Swan River can also be collected in this dam as it is the area of Kala Bagh. There is a suitable place where these rivers meet.
Thousands of lives are being lost in Baluchistan, Sindh and South Punjab due to unavailability of water. Millions of people are forced to relocate due to water scarcity. 40%, 54% in India and only 9% in Pakistan.
Millions of acres of standing crops are being destroyed due to water scarcity. If this situation continues, there is a fear that conditions like Ethiopia and Somalia will not develop here and our highly fertile agricultural lands like North Korea and Rwanda will be devastated. Do not become desolate and uninhabited.
Why action is not being taken on the steps taken by India to build dams on the rivers coming to Pakistan and to control the flow of water in these rivers? Why has our leadership remained silent? Construction of dams and water storage in Pakistan. An average of 20 million acre feet of water is wasted annually due to improper arrangements and due to lack of water hundreds of acres of land cannot be cultivated in Pakistan every year. Chief Justice of Pakistan for construction of dams The step taken is commendable, so the need now is for the entire nation to show solidarity in responding to Indian water aggression.