Minister inaugurates dam in Sanjavi

Provincial minister says Balochistan will face water shortages in coming years if govt continues to ignore the issue

QUETTA: Balochistan Minister for Public Health and Engineering Noor Muhammad Dummar  inaugurated a dam and Karez in Sanjavi and said the province has been facing an acute shortage of water.

"Out of all the provinces, Balochistan is facing the bleakest prospects when it comes to water security," he said.

Dummar added that Balochistan is the most neglected and backward province of the country and has been hit by severe water crisis since 2010. The importance of water, according to him, can be ascertained from the fact that it has been regarded as a potential source of national power for a sovereign nation.

He affirmed that according to some estimates, the province will face chronic water shortages in the coming years if the government continues to ignore the issue.

Dummar  said that the Municipal Committee proposal has been approved, and very soon the construction of playground project will also be started.

Earlier, Dummar said serving people of his constituency is an obligation and he will continue efforts to solve their problems.

"I do not favour anybody but the people, they have elected me so I have to repay them," vowed Dummar during lunch hosted in his honour by the Chairman Shams Foundation Shams Hamzazai.

"My doors are always open to solve the problems of the poor," he said, adding that there were problems with the supply of drinking water due to load shedding.

"Two large generators have been provided to PHE Loralai to solve these issues and to ensure improved supply,” Dummar said. 

Published in The Express Tribune, November 26^th, 2019.