Times of Islamabad

National Water Council meeting: PM Imran Khan takes important decisions

National Water Council meeting: PM Imran Khan takes important decisions

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasized upon following anintegrated approach for conservation, storage, management and efficientutilization of the available water resources.

He was chairing the first meeting of National Water Council in Islamabadtoday (Thursday).

The Prime Minister underscored the need for chalking out a comprehensiveroad-map in consultation with provinces and other stakeholders forimplementation of National Water Policy.

He said National Water Council will serve as an effective platform todevelop consensus among the stakeholders on all issues pertaining to waterresource management.

Secretary Water Resources Shamail Ahmad Khawaja briefed the meeting aboutthe contours of National Water Policy and the strategic priorities set inthe policy.

The Chairman WAPDA briefed the meeting about the progress on variousprojects of water storage and power generation.