The Indus System Authority has warned the country’s main bread basket Punjab and Sindh to prepare themselves for water shortage up to 35pc for the rest of the current rabbi crops, including the basic wheat crop. The warning has come to light that the country’s two largest dams, Tarbela and Mangla, are just a few days away from killing the dead level. The water regulator has told the provinces that there is a possibility that Punjab and Sindh may face a shortage of 30-35pc while they run two reservoirs at a dead level or on a run-off River mode. It is according to IRSA’s prediction on October 2 that the dam storage will reach the dead level towards the end of the winter crop cycle.
Although worrying, the warning is hardly surprising because the rising shortage of water in the summer and winter crop seasons has become ‘a new routine’ in the past several years due to a growing number of dry days as a result of climate change as a result of climate change. Low rainfall shows 40pc from ordinary winter rains and snow between mid -September and mid -January this year, which has created drought -like conditions across the country. Despite the rains of February, there are still dry conditions in many areas, which largely remove the risks of drought from a new crop of wheat. Most days dry weather means that the winter months through the Met Office are hotter than usual.
The increasing frequency and intensity of the weather such as floods, droughts, heatwaves and abnormal rain shows that we are already experiencing post -climate change conditions. Classification When we are at most risk of the effects of climate change, we should immediately develop ourselves immediately, the expensive and destructive effects of such events on our lives, livelihoods, food safety and the economy. The need to meet the climate challenge is even higher when a country like Pakistan is suffering from many devastating events simultaneously. For example, in 2022, we first came under heatwave and drought and then the floods displaced 33 million people, after which land sliding was later destroyed in KP and other northern areas. Tens of thousands of the victims have yet to be resettled and re -employed. Sadly, our policy makers are not investing enough to help people and the economy tolerate the effects of climate change, though this danger looks a lot. Climate disasters can strictly increase the resources of a country. They can ruin the countries ready for them. This year, we have stopped any significant loss of our basic food despite water scarcity and drought. But who can guarantee that we will be so lucky next year?
Dawn, appeared on March 10, 2025
