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Govt could consider small
dams: Dharejo
Hyderabad— Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Saifullah Dharejo has ruled
out the consideration of construction of big dams on Indus river,
however, he said the government could consider the construction of
small dams for storage of water.
The Minister said this while talking to a group of media persons
here on Friday after a briefing by the officers of Sindh Irrigation
Department and Sindh Irrigation andn Drainage Authority (SIDA)
regarding availability of water in the canal systems of the
province.
Jam Saifullah Dharejo said the province suffered 40 percent water
shortage during the current year and the Irrigation Department is
making all out efforts and meet the challenge of acute shortage of
water by ensuring its judicious distribution to the growers for crop
cultivation.
Terming the shortage of water a natural matter , the Sindh Minister
also expressed his dissatisfaction over distribution of water to the
provinces. This province is suffering from worst situation, he
added. Jam Dharejo said that to overcome the situation, the
Department has decided to formulate a comprehensive water rotation
programme and ensure its judicious distribution to all.
The water issue came under discussion in the meeting of Sindh
Cabinet, which was also attended by Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza
Gilani, the Minister reminded and added the cabinet has urged the
implementation of 1991 Water Accord in letter in spirit.
Commenting on Telemetry System, the Minister said complaints have
been received regarding improper functioning of this system, which
was introduced by the previous government. The present government
will review the system at length and remove all complaints regarding
improper functioning of Telemetry System.
Replying to a question, the Minister said both in Federal and Sindh
Province, the PPP governments are in power and efforts are being
made to settle all issues including water issue with a consensus of
all provinces of the country.— APP
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