Sunday, 4 August 2013

Bad water management caused floods in Pakistan

Pakistan is a country which receives rainfalls less than average in most of its parts. Still it gets flooded almost every year. Pakistan is under floods in 4 of its provinces these days. It is all because of bad water management.

All the Governments that ruled Pakistan in last two decades were incompetent and corrupt. They have spend millions of dollars on the name of flood rescue systems but still the rains caused floods. In the North Pakistan is flooded in the cities and villages around the Kabul River. In Punjab the River Chenab, Ravi, Jhelum and Sultaj are flooded.. These rivers flow down towards the Province of Sindh which is also flooded. On the other hand there is no infrastructure of drainage systems in the Province of Baluchistan. It has been flooded as it received rainfall after a long time in most of its cities and villages.

Pakistan is a country having energy crises for last 6 years because of shortage of dams. On the other hand it is also a fact that the country has been flooded badly 3 times in these last 6 years. Thousands have lost homes while hundreds have lost lives in these floods. Still the Government is incapable and incompetent to utilize this flood water for the right cause. International Organizations should pressurize the Govt. of Pakistan to develop mechanisms to use this water effectively for the betterment of Humans living in the country otherwise in the coming times things might get worst.

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