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Indus Water Treaty termed conspiracy
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LAHORE
THE Pakistan Mutahidda Kisan Mahaz (PMKM) has termed the Indus Water Treaty a conspiracy to deprive Pakistan from its due share of water.
Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Ayub Mayo, president of PMKM, stated that India was behind the present water crises in Pakistan. He said continuous low flow into western rivers particularly in river Chenab was a worrying development. He said India had constructed several dams on river Chenab in violation of Indus Water Treaty. Resultantly, he added, inflow of river Cheban was reducing day by day.
The PMKM chief said the 1960 Indus Water Treaty was against the interest of Pakistan. He maintained that India was systematically trying to block waters of western rivers. He asked the authorities concerned to look into matter on war footing. “We should dig out real cause of low flows into Chenab and other rivers,” he stressed.
Mayo said water shortage was causing loss to the economy of the country to the tune of two billion dollar a year. “As many as eight million acre of land is being adversely affected due to water shortage,” he said, adding that this menace had put national integrity on stake. He said the government should make efforts for resolving this vital issue.
He said his organisation would hold a national conference on the issue of water shortage on July 26 in Islamabad. He said that patriotic politicians and farmers’ representatives from all the four provinces would be invited to the conference.
The News:Monday, June 29, 2009
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