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[Fatman17]

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[Mad]

Where is national security policy in all this....back in 2018..(I think), water management and conservation methods, Diamer Bhasha etc were all made part of it. In current scenario as being narrated, triggers should effectively start, that is what a policy is all about.

 

[ghazi52]

Climate expert urges Pakistan to treat water quality as national emergency​

May 24, 2026
By Recorder Report

ISLAMABAD: Climate expert warned that Pakistan needs to treat water quality as a national emergency as pollution, salinity and untreated sewage continue to poison the country’s rivers and irrigation system.

Talking to media at national press club on Saturday, Khan Faraz a climate expert warned that the crisis is not merely environmental but also a growing public health disaster. According to WWF-Pakistan, poor water quality contributes to 30 percent of diseases and 40 percent of deaths in the country.

Without immediate action Pakistan risks losing one of its most vital natural resources, ensuring clean and safe water must become a national priority to protect public health, agriculture and the environment for future generations, he added.


Faraz further added that Indus River System Authority (IRSA) has reportedly stated that deteriorating water quality due to pollution, salinity, odour, etc. in the Indus Basin Irrigation System. In 2022, WWF-Pakistan said that 30 percent of all diseases and 40 percent of all deaths in Pakistan are due to poor water quality. According to Pakistan’s National Drinking Water Policy of 2009, the burden of disease related to water, sanitation and hygiene costs the country about USD1.1 billion each year.

The IRSA has reminded the provinces and the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (PEPA) that under the Indus River System Act, 1992, it is mandated to regulate and distribute the surface water resources of the Indus River System among the provinces.

 

[Fatman17]

Govt plans Wapda security force for water projects

Chinese workers, engineers to get enhanced security; force to guard dams, plants, project sites; bill sent to parliament for approval.

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[ghazi52]

Agriculture: Water conservation — a new policy imperative​

Chaudhary Mohammad Ashraff , Khalid Saeed Wattoo
May 25, 2026

Pakistan’s water scarcity has been intensifying with each passing year. River flows are becoming increasingly variable and unreliable, groundwater tables are declining, and crop water requirements are rising due to increasing temperatures.

Together, these trends are creating mounting pressure on an already stressed water system. This worsening situation calls for large-scale improvement in water storage and conservation infrastructure.

From a water conservation perspective, Pakistan’s agriculture sector represents the highest-priority area for intervention, as it accounts for more than 90 per cent of national water consumption. There is now a growing realisation that without conserving water, sustaining the existing cropped area may become increasingly difficult in the years ahead, let alone expanding it to meet the demands of a rapidly growing population.

Within the agriculture sector, flood irrigation and unlined (kacha) watercourses remain two major sources of water losses that need policy attention.

Recognising this challenge as early as the mid-1970s, the On-Farm Water Management programme was initiated, with a particular focus on improving the last segment of the irrigation conveyance system — the community watercourses that carry water from canals and distributaries to farmers’ fields. At that time, it was estimated that nearly half of the water was being lost through seepage, leakage, spillage, and evaporation in these watercourses. As a result, a large-scale initiative was launched to line watercourses with bricks and concrete, along with the construction of associated siphons and culverts.

In many areas where water was once accessible at a depth of around 20 feet, it has now fallen to more than 100 feet, significantly increasing pumping costs.

 

[Fatman17]

Tarbela delivers $460bn benefits

Wapda says Tarbela Dam has released more than 419m acre-feet of stored water for irrigation and added 586bn units of clean, low-cost electricity to the national grid over the past 50 years.

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misleading headline

 

[Fatman17]

80pc chance of El Niño developing June-August: UN

WMO chief says El Niño could “exacerbate drought and heavy rainfall and increase the risk of heatwaves both on land and in the ocean".

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[Fatman17]

Below-normal rainfall, above-normal temperatures expected in most parts of country from June to August: PMD

Met Office warns of moisture stress, accelerated pest and disease development in crops, and a higher risk of vector-borne diseases such as dengue.

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