A recent meeting of the Standing Committee on Water Resources has passed recommendations that inspectors should be appointed for spot-checking of water losses and a committee consisting of representatives of Irrigation Departments, Punjab & Sindh, and IRSA should be made to examine and control water losses.
The Standing Committee was informed that the Canal System of Punjab is the biggest in the country, however, the losses of water in Punjab are only fifteen percent of the total losses of the country. After Punjab, 85% water losses are recorded between the area of Punjnand and Kotri.
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The Standing Committee was also informed that Pakistan is losing thousands of cusecs of water regularly. The committee showed grave concerns regarding the huge water losses and directed the Irrigation Department Punjab, Irrigation Department Sindh, and Indus River System Authority (IRSA) to examine the reasons for the water losses.
The Committee directed IRSA to deploy inspectors for spot-checking to control water losses and misreporting. It was informed that after Water Apportionment Accord 1991, the water was distributed accordingly. After detailed deliberation, the Standing Committee directed the IRSA to ensure the distribution of water among different provinces under Section 2(B) of the Water Apportionment Accord 1991.
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The meeting was presided over by the Chairman, Standing Committee of National Assembly on Water Resources, Nawab Muhammad Yousuf Talpur through video link and attended by Members National Assembly; Mr. Ali Nawaz Awan, Sheikh Rashid Shafiq, Ch. Shokat Ali Bhatti, Dr. Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla, Mr. Muhammad Farooq Azam Malik, Ch. Javed Iqbal Warraich, Mr. Khalid Hussain Magsi, Ch. Muhammad Hamid Hameed, Mr. Riaz-ul-Haq and Mir Munawwar Ali Talpur.
Mr. Saleh Muhammad, Parliamentary Secretary for Water Resources was also present in the meeting. Minister for Irrigation Department, Punjab, and Secretaries, Irrigation Department, Punjab, and Sindh attended the meeting through video link. The meeting was also attended by the Chairman, IRSA, Director General, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director General, Pakistan Meteorological Department, and senior civil officers of the Ministry of Water Resources and WAPDA.
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