Dams need of the hour: Khoso

Urges people to avoid water wastage

Balochistan Home Minister Mir Saleem Khoso has said dams are the need of the hour for the province.

Addressing the media, he said the province was facing water crisis because the previous regimes did not address the water shortage. He added that the provincial government was focused on saving Balochistan from drought.



The minister urged the people to avoid wastage of water in their daily use. He said that a drought-like situation had emerged in various parts of the country due to less rainfall. He warned that the future generations would face water crisis if the shortage of water was not addressed on an immediate basis.

Khosa lauded the dam fund initiative taken by Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar’s and the federal government. He urged the people to donate to the fund for the construction of dams.

He described the water conference arranged by the Supreme Court as an effective step to overcome the water crisis. The entire nation supported the initiative, he said.

With regard to the development projects in the province, the minister said the government had been taking every step to provide relief to the people.



He said that Levies were being provided with the latest equipment to maintain law and order. He lauded the role of Levies in maintaining the law and order in Balochistan.

Khoso said the government was taking strict steps to protect people and their properties.