ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led federal government has taken important decision over ending the water storage deficiencies in Pakistan.
PTI government is reportedly considering the construction of 19 dams to enhance water storage capacity of the country in order to address the looming water crisis.
The 19 large and medium water reservoirs the federal government is mulling to construct also include the controversial Kalabagh Dam, which may stir a reaction in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The English-language daily, Pakistan Today, while quoting unnamed sources in Ministry of Water Resources said the government is considering to construct 19 dams including the Kalabagh Dam. ------------------------------
The sources said that the government’s move is aimed at fulfilling the future water needs of the country in the face of looming water shortage.
They said that these projects are currently at different stages of planning, while the government wants to construct the dams as early as possible.