The damage can be controlled with the help of timely planning and implementation
KARACHI: A recent report in this newspaper states that the Indus Delta has shrunk by 92% since 1833, due to environmental degradation and damage. Over the years, the increase in the pace of industrialisation and mechanisation of production activity has led to environmental damage. However, the damage can be controlled with the help of timely planning and implementation. But for this, our provincial governments need to realise the danger of this environmental impact that can practically make us vulnerable to the water crisis. The reduction in the size of the delta might lead to climate threat we would soon face owing to the rapidly drying water resources across the country. It is not just that the delta is a major water resource the country vastly relies on but it is also a source of livelihood for communities living along the coastline. Hence, the effect of which is going to be damaging in multiple ways. This demands immediate efforts by the federal and provincial governments. Political parties should set aside their differences and act unitedly to save us from the threat.
Ahsan Zaman
Published in The Express Tribune, March 5th, 2018.
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