CapitalTV : Beside Building Dams, How Can We Come Out Of Water Crisis?
Is there any other way to counter the water crisis other than constructing dams? Asks Aniqa Nisar. Hassan Abbas says that we have ample water in the country to fulfill the needs of our population, for the time being. The major problem related to the water scarcity is the mismanagement of water resources. We have outdated techniques of irrigation and agriculture. If we adopt the San Antonio River Model in Karachi, it will not only fulfill the needs of citizens within the span of 2 years but it will also recharge the underground Aquifers. Moreover, we need to revise the water quota system for agriculture in Punjab.
Is there any other way to counter the water crisis other than constructing dams? Asks Aniqa Nisar. Hassan Abbas says that we have ample water in the country to fulfill the needs of our population, for the time being. The major problem related to the water scarcity is the mismanagement of water resources. We have outdated techniques of irrigation and agriculture. If we adopt the San Antonio River Model in Karachi, it will not only fulfill the needs of citizens within the span of 2 years but it will also recharge the underground Aquifers. Moreover, we need to revise the water quota system for agriculture in Punjab.