Islamabad:
Defense Minister Khawaja Asif, urged Monday to blame the ‘divine will’ for the destruction related to floods, saying that the true cause was the construction without control over the beds of the rivers and the natural river routes.
Speaking in the National Assembly, Asif said that the rains were a blessing of God, but its benefits become devastation when housing societies, commercial structures and even hotels were built along rivers and storm drains.
The minister said that Pakistan cannot afford for decades for Mega-Dams, which takes 10 to 15 years to complete. Instead, he urged the construction of small dams at the village level under a national integral strategy.
