ISLAMABAD: specialists and disaster management specialists, accusative the govt of not taking their plans seriously, say that sensible measures to off-set the consequences of flooding on a scale, like the one presently being witnessed, may are prevented if the govt had acted on their plans in time.
Environmentalist academic Dr ruler Haider leader told Dawn that within the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, severe monsoon floods would typically hit geographic region and Sindh.
To manage the floodwater, a people developed AN elaborate system of canals to distribute the surplus water.
Experts say govt ‘not interested’ in plans that might probably off-set harmful fallout
“A new system of canals won't solely give irrigation water to far-flung areas however also will scale back the intensity of riverine floods. Doing this may conjointly raise the formation and facilitate alleviate water shortages,” he said.
“According to my arrange, new canals may be made inside 3 years,” he said.
But the govt apparently didn't take his plans seriously. “I gave a close presentation to coming up with and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal, UN agency appeared interested and same he would contact Pine Tree State once more. However, i'm still awaiting a response,” he said.
“Moreover, not all rivers flood at the same time. If we are able to link all 5 rivers with one another, this may facilitate manage the floodwater and permit excess water to be transferred from one stream to a different,” he said.
Environmentalist Dr Jawad Chishti same rain harvest was the sole answer to avoid floods.
“We will flip floods into a chance if we have a tendency to stop fresh water from planning to waste. Rain harvest could be a follow that has been around for thousands of years. Glaciers can soften away within the next thirty years therefore at that time we are going to be keen about fresh water. we have a tendency to should be able to store fresh water before then,” he said.
Adviser to property Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Arshad Abbasi same that he didn't believe floods were caused by global climate change.
“As a results of urbanization, the land has stopped engrossing water and consequently, it flows into the rivers,” he said.
“Deforestation too lets seventy per cent of fresh water water flow into rivers. Unfortunately, in Indian held Kashmir the denuding of forests has caused floods here in Pakistan,” he said.
Akhlaque Qureshi, a former official with the Provincial Disaster Management Authority of Sindh, saw the impact and devastation caused by the floods of 2010 primary. He says that construction on riverbeds should be discouraged. massive and tiny dams ought to be made to decrease the water level within the rivers, he added.
“All rivers of Pakistan have their natural ways however the ways may be controlled. we have a tendency to suddenly get water in stream Beas and Sutlej as a result of India releases water in these rivers. Waters from one stream will simply be amused to a different to decrease the intensity of its flow,” he said, ringing Dr Malik’s read.
“There could be a abstract style of a brand new stream, parallel to the Indus, that finally falls into Hub in Balochistan. If the river is formed not solely will flooding be reduced, however scores of acres of barren land in Balochistan may be cultivated. however it looks not possible to build political agreement on it,” he said.
“The mega nature of any such project involves vast prices and sensible outcomes, however notwithstanding Pakistan has to notice a proactive solution rather than adopting a reactive approach and suffering year once year,” he said.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for National Heath Services Saira Afzal Tarrar same the govt would take all attainable measures to mitigate the sufferings of the flood-affected folks.
In a statement, she same solely in Hafizabad and Pindi Bhattian a hundred and fifty villages had to this point been plagued by flood.
She same National Disaster Management Authority, Rescue 1122 and Jawans of army were busy in relief and operation.
She same there was a dire got to build a dyke on Qadirabad head because it was a requirement of the folks of those flood-affected areas.
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