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Water shortage assumes alarming proportion in Pakistan
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by hussain | October 14, 2008 at 06:34 am
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Already food deficient country, the water crisis in Pakistan has further deepened and experts have feared that the next wheat crop might be badly affected by the irrigation water shortage.
Water shortage in Pakistan has reached an alarming 35 per cent and the crisis could affect crops of the fall sowing season that has just begun.Official sources said Tuesday the government has called a top-level meeting of the provincial irrigation ministers, members of the National Assembly standing subcommittee on water and power and the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) chairman to review the situation.
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at 09:07 on October 14th, 2008
Find water or make more from seawater--desalinization. California is looking at Antarctica as a source of fresh water. Why not Pakistan? Just tow a few icebergs and problem solved.
at 09:43 on October 14th, 2008
Fairbanks, thank you very much for flag and valuable suggestions but who'll do it? One can't expect it from the Pakistani rulers and I think you would agree that it is not job of public because of involved costs and various other important issues.
at 09:52 on October 14th, 2008
No, I wouldn't agree to that. But, being an American I have been raised to think first of how to get it done without government. All they need is a few ships and some rope. On shore they need a place to park the icebergs and gather the fresh water. A couple bulldozers would get that done. Run some pipe up north.
Also, the ice cap on Antarctica is growing rapidly and presents an unexpected danger of unbalance. Reduce the ice cap, get past the drought, make some money, and restore rotational balance to the planet all at once.
at 10:05 on April 13th, 2009
ah!! thts very easy to say have its against the ground realities you can just sit easily and give these sort of theoritical suggestion if u ever see how ppl r living here widout water and how much this govt is anticipating then u wl b able to give reasonable comments
pardon if m being harsh but u know thts wht is