‘Groundwater depletion outcome of misplaced priorities’

Water from floods, rains to be used to rechar­ge underg­round aquife­rs

• Govt launches its own mineral water to cut costs

  Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry says one litre of 'Safe Drinking Water' costs just a rupee

• AJK quake may leave acres of farmland without water for months

  Over 500,000 acres will be affected by the closure of Upper Jhelum Canal, which has developed massive cracks

• Sindh govt announces ‘Grand Operation’ against water theft

  Chief Secretary orders removal of illegal hydrants, pipelines across Karachi