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Some Blessings Have Their Limits-Water Crisis In Pakistan |
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Water- an essential element of the earth- life without water is as body without soul or machine without oil/fuel, everyone on the earth is dependent on water and food- people can not survive without them and according to science, one can live just 7 days without water. Few decades ago, Pakistan was among the richest countries of the world but a recent survey by the world bank, Pakistan is at number 17 who is facing water scarcity which involves water crisis, water deficit, and water stress and water shortage. Thus at present Pakistan is having bad drought and water shortage which is expected to endure in few years as per history. (Source: Google) There are many reasons or causes for water shortage in Pakistan- overuse of water by people in case of land, car washing, extra bathing, animals or many other things. Major reason could be rain fall/snow fall- since last few years rain fall/snow fall has become third time less, otherwise it could be managed with proper resources. Another major problem said to be low storage capacity by state and in available resources, existing storage is reducing due to silting up. Available dams-Mangla, Chashma and Tarbela are also leaving their storage capacities which is causing reduction in available water. Agriculture sector is most important sector of the Pakistan- Pakistan's major portion of the economy lies on agriculture and this sector consumes high amount of water- sugar can crops and rice corps demands large amount of water as compare to other crops. Another is Industries, industrialization consumes high amount of water for industrial products and a large amount of water gets dirty in this process. The shortage of water is causing adverse effects on the economy of Pakistan- as shortage of water is reason for less agriculture, therefore, to fulfill the demands we have to rely on the other countries which results in more cost. Water shortage has strong impact on the major production of important crops of Pakistan like cotton, wheat, rice and sugar-cane. This issue is causing unemployment for people so they are migrating to biggest cities and migration is causing disputes between provinces of Pakistan which may harm the integrity of nation. Now, the Government of Pakistan should focus on the two basic elements such as with water development and water management- Management is the need of Pakistan at present therefore, in the development side big dams should be developed such as Kalabagh Dam, Mirani Dam and many others. Government should take serious actions or steps in order to meet/overcome this major problem- it should do actions on the already developed dams and good management strategies should be adopted to resolve this issue as soon as possible. #SaveWater #SaveLives #SaveEarth Reported by: NILESH KUMAR LUHANA E-Ambassador of Pakistan +92 333 2547487 nileshk@live.com |
  
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@HeonjunPark @MinjooMentor You people are very nice I have found you smart brains who are keen interested in environmental issues and possess great knowledge to deal with them. Stay blessed and thank you so much for your time and words on my reports. I wish to stay connected with you people via social network.
Please contact me via 923332547487 www.facebook.com/nilesh.lohana
Posted 10-06-2016 13:38
Nilesh, no matter how the country is rich in resources, water shortage is a crucial problem. I feel sad to hear Pakistan people suffering from lack of water. Before the problem gets worse, there needs strict policies and technological developments to use water sources more efficiently. Thanks for sharing and have a great day!
Posted 09-06-2016 16:49
Thank you for reporting and for your hard work! There was a similar issue with water management in Korea as well about five years ago. The government tried to pour in humongous amount of money to build new dams and canals. A large part of civil societies were against the plan and the fight continued for a longtime but eventually government won and underwent years of construction. The changed environment now shows much side effects. I hope these kinds of huge infrastructure deals could analyzed much more carefully in your case. Thanks for sharing!
Posted 07-06-2016 17:42
@AdamZhou Thankyou for your suggestions and consideration on my report :)
Posted 07-06-2016 13:25
I looked into the issue of the water crisis myself in a school research project which I have also taken to look more into in my free time! Agriculture is definitely the most major consumer of water resource and supply (70% is from that, while 20% is used in industries, other 10% for personal use). Thank you for the detailed report!
Posted 06-06-2016 20:46
@ArushiMadan I hope that Government will start campaign in collaboration with youth to spread awareness among less informed people of Pakistan. Thanks for reading my report :)
Posted 06-06-2016 18:27
@VictorMugo You're welcome :)
Posted 06-06-2016 18:26
Water is the basic necessity of life and it is extremely crucial for many sectors like agriculture. It's exploitation and wastage must be minimised. Sad to know that water shortage is impacting Pakistan so badly. Hope govt acts fast and implements projects to overcome this challenge.
Posted 06-06-2016 17:29
I feel for Pakistan and its people. the decline from the most powerful and richest countries only a decade ago shows that it is not keeping up to par with its peers. peer review would help to set up mechanisms that work to remedy the water situation. thanks for sharing.
Posted 06-06-2016 17:10