The water crisis has broken a 22-year record in the country as the provinces-face 50 per cent shortage of water and there is 97 per cent water scarcity in reservoirs. According to the details released by the Indus River System Authority (IRSA), 56 per cent less water link is coming to the ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing an acute water shortage of 38% for irrigation purposes amid the Kharif season which commenced on April 1 with the sowing of major crops, including cotton, sugarcane, rice and maize. The Indus River System Authority (IRSA), regulating and monitoring the distribution ...

Sukkur, Guddu and Kotri barrages are facing 40% water shortage overall. Sukkur Barrage in-charge control room has confirmed that Sukkur, Guddu and Kotri barrages are facing water shortage due to which water supply to several canals of Sukkur and Guddu Barrage has been affected. According to the ...

*LAHORE: The inflow at Tarbela water reservoir has been recorded 63,300 cusecs, while the outflow from the dam remained 60,000 cusecs, the Wapda said in a statement on Saturday.* A spokesperson of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), amid reports of water shortage, said that the ...

link - Water experts, on Friday, emphasized to control the population growth and effectively implement laws related to efficient use of water to avoid scarcity in future. This was discussed during a dialogue session, titled, “Water Trends, Challenges and Sustainable Strategy for its ...

ISLAMABAD: The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) on Thursday said immediate measures were required to tackle possible water crisis. “The country has 10 percent ability to conserve water, while it is 40 percent in other parts of the world,” said the WAPDA spokesman in ...

ISLAMABAD - The devastating flood events, faced by Pakistan continuously for six years from 2010 to 2015, caused annually about 22.7 MAF water loss with 54.5 MAF during super flood 2010 and 36.3 MAF during year 2015. Post Tarbela annual average of escapages below Kotri is 28.56 MAF. These ...

QUETTA: Governor Balochistan Justice (R) Amanullah Khan Yasinzai said that in view of the increasing human necessities and emerging problem of water shortage in the province there is need to develop a comprehensive strategy for construction of small dams. He expressed these views while talking to ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agriculture Minister Mohib Ullah Khan has said that provincial government is utilizing all available resources for development of southern districts of the province.  Talking to media men during his visit to Dera Ismail Khan and Tank, he said efforts are being made to end ...

ISLAMABAD - Water levels in the major Dams of Mangla and Tarbela have drastically reduced. Authorities have warned of an imminent shortage of water in the country as water levels in two key dams recede. According to Indus River System Authority (IRSA), which regulates and monitors the ...