Staff Reporter
Karachi
Highlighting their concerns over development of water schemes for Thar coal project, leaders of Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum have demanded Sindh Environmental Protection Agency to reject bogus EIA and take action against the irrigation officials who started work before approval of the authority.
Muhammad Ali Shah, chairman Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum, Ramzan Mallah, president PFF district Umerkot and AB Mallah, general secretary, Umerkot addressing a press conference in Umerkot on Wednesday said several countries in the world were reverting back from coal-based energy. Contrary to that, our government is giving priority to coal power projects and developing it.
Thar has very limited water resources, which are endangered due to coal mining and coal power generation. In short words, there would be a case of acute water shortage in Thar due to coal power generation.
