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My reflection on water scarcity in

Karachi
Water scarcity in the Sindh has reached 65
percent. This could reach to food deprivation if
enough water is not provided to the province.
Mahmood Nawaz Shah President of Sindh
Abadgar Board stated recently that the
production of different crops including cotton,
sugarcane, and vegetables will also be
significantly affected by the water shortage. He
added that in Sindh, the water level is very low
which will lead to the cultivation of cotton crop
only in 30 percent of area instead of the 92
percent. Furthermore, he requested the federal
government to make the Indus River System
Authority (IRSA) and its mechanism of
distributing water more transparent, and said that
IRSA should distribute water equally amongst all
the provinces.
By Shifa

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