Water is a key contributor to life on our planet. It is consumed by humans and animals alike and is equally important for both agriculture and industry based economies for underlying usage. So, how have we been planning and managing water in our county? As it turns out, Not so well! We are sitting in the Indus river basin and dependent on this system for bulk of our fresh water supply. After the establishment of Indus water treaty (IWT), we are granted water from the Indus, Chenab and Jhelum. There was impressive work done initially in collaboration with the World bank by setting a network of canals along with two major dams for hydroelectricity and storing of water. However, that is sadly where our love affair with water met a premature and sudden end. Tarbela was the last major dam that started its operations more than forty years ago. Since then, there isn’t any significant addition to our water storage capability. In the meanwhile, our existing reservoirs are ageing and underground water is fast depleting. The massive increase in our population has not helped either. We have been going down from water stress to water scarcity levels and if this … Continue reading There is no other option but to Dam it!