water crises in pakistan-BA-punjab university-paper English 2018

Water crises in pakistan

Outline:
1-  Introduction.
2-   Agricultural country.
3-    Dams in Pakistan
4-   Importance of water
5-   Sea water
6-  Policies of government
7-   Conclusion
Pakistan is arid and semi-arid country and is largely dependent upon river water resources
 mainly for agriculture. Agriculture is a mainstay of our economy.  In 1961 under Indus Bias Water Treaty  three rivers were given to Pakistan namely Indus, Ravi and Bias. Pakistan boasts of the best canal irrigation system. The main source of this is river Indus. River Indus is, in fact, the lifeline for Pakistan’s agriculture.
Water is an important component of life. We need freshwater everyday and water constitutes about 60% of our body. We can survive without food but only a few days without water.
Rain is also another important source of water supply. Most of rain comes in monsoon season (July through September). Much of the summer rivers are not available due to rapid run off because of torrential showers at other occasions, the precipitation is low that water evaporates before penetrating into root zones.
There’s a huge source of highly saline sea water along the coast of Pakistan along the Arabian Sea But this water cannot be used either for drinking a irrigation .
Presently, Pakistan's irrigation system encompasses two major dams such as: Mangla Dam is the world's third largest Earth filled Dam
Tarbela Dam is the world largest earth and rock-filled Dam. It is known as the best hydal power station in Pakistan. Kalabagh Dam  was planned to the constructed on River Indus.
In Pakistan, water resources are depleting rapidly due to enormous increase in population, saturation of ground water flows and many others.In order to overcome shortage of water, new dams mustbe built in Balochistan, Sindh, Cholistan and Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa government must put an end to the Kalabagh Dam like controversies for once and all If any province is prepared to give some water out of its own share that it should be accepted as a gesture of goodwill and not as a matter of right.
In Pakistan, water resources are depleting rapidly due to enormous increase in population, saturation of ground water flows and many others.
For this purpose  to solve water crises, It’s required that good governance must be introduced in the relevant institutions for better efficient Management of watersheds. The government while preparing a feasibility report for constructions of damages must effectively tackle the problem of displacement of people from their homes the loss of farm land build up of silt and other environment factors. If this consideration would be well undertaken, the controversy on building of dams would not exist further.
 The politicians should also exhibit a responsible attitude and must use their wisdom rather than emotion to come to a decision in the country’s national interest.  Kalabagh Dam is the most researched and well-planned project. It is also suggested that participation of all stake-holders i.e., farmers women, NGOs and the private sector at policy making should be encouraged.It pinpoints a very grave situation on account of shortage of water. It can lead to period of famine (God forbid) so the government must take timely actions to solve this dilemma of shortage of water
the masses, with suitable education, can throw up national leaders to take the country to the heights of success that it
                                                                                  Paper English B 2018
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