Construction of more water reservoirs was need of the hour, and progress should be made rapidly towards that most important sector of the country, former Chairman Wapda Shams ul Mulk said while speaking in a national TV programme.
He said though a number of projects were running in the country to improve water availability especially for agriculture sector but construction of new big water reservoirs could not be denied by anyone.
He said besides construction of big dams, small dams also had importance. To a question he said, construction of dams would not only fulfil water shortage in the country but would also help generate cheap electricity. Shams ul Mulk said people of the country demanded construction of more dams in addition to Kalabagh and Bhasha dams without any further delay as the country direly needed more water resources.
Advocating the construction of Kalabagh and Bhasha dams he said, it was imperative to speed up pace of economic development in the country. In view of looming threat of water shortage, emergent measures would have to be taken, he added.
He said construction of new water reservoirs besides proper water management was need of the hour as the level of water was depleting in dams at an alarming rate. With the passage of time, water demand was increasing while availability was decreasing, as a result silting problem, existing capacity had adversely been affected, he added.
Shams ul Malik said serious efforts were being made by the government in that regard, and it was trying to make a considerable development in that sector. But, still, there was a long way to go to meet the challenges, he added. He said in the coming years country might face worst water shortage if the issue was not timely addressed and work on large reservoirs was not started.
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