ISLAMABAD: Due to less snowfall in winter, the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) in April anticipated and unanimously announced a 31 per cent shortage of water from April 01 to June 10. However, since April, the actual available water remained a further 15 per cent less due to which the storages have touched dead levels. The earlier anticipated shortage of 31 per cent is therefore likely to increase up to 45 per cent to 50 per cent. The shortage of water is adversely affecting sowing of Kharif crops and the generation of hydel power. In a meeting chaired by Prime Minister (PM) Shahiq Khaqan Abbasi and attended by the Power Division minister and the PM’s secretary, the Ministry of Water Resources secretary gave a brief on the current water situation in Pakistan.

Source: Pakistan Today May 11, 2018 17:26 UTC