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September 16, 2008
Pakistan to Face Possible 30-40% Water Shortage
With Pakistan facing a possible 30 to 40% water shortage this coming season, the Indus River System Authority has called for a meeting of its technical committee on September 22 to decide what to do about it.
To gain food security, Pakistan has embarked on an agriculture production enhancement agenda, which most certainly would suffer from such a potential water shortage.
Also, the reservoirs in the country are at a much lower level than this same time last year, and the inflow from the rivers is at a ten year low.(Indus River Pictured), as reported by the
Posted by Stephen Betheil at September 16, 2008 06:56 PM
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