Karachi:
The six water channels that are built in the Indo River will not only destroy the agriculture of Sindh, but will also mark urban areas, including Karachi.
At the Conference of the Sindh unit organized by Jeay Sindh Mahaz (JSM) at the Karachi Press Club on Thursday, the speakers demanded that the Government allowed the legitimate part of Sindh’s water. “It is not only for our agriculture, but we will not have water to drink,” said Riaz Chandio de JSM.
“People in urban areas believe that the construction of six channels in the river is a purely related problem to rural areas,” he explained. But, he added, the people who live the urban areas of Sindh, especially in Hyderabad and Karachi, will face the consequences rather than those living in distant areas. He appealed to the Karachiitas to take collective measures against the project.
Rejection of the six channels that the Government strongly demanded that Sindh should receive its due participation in the water according to the 1991 water agreement.
The participants urged the United Nations to recognize the Indo River as a living entity, similar to the Magpie River in Canada and other protected rivers worldwide.
In the resolution approved by the conference participants, they condemned the retaliation actions of the Government led by PPP and demanded the immediate release of Ghulam Murtaza Jatoi.
The conference attended Dr. Safdar Abbasi, Sardar Abdul Rahim, Husnain Mirza, Noor-ul-Huda Shah, Dr. Kaiser Bengali, Syed Khud Qureshi Affococate Affocate. and others.
The conference also held provincial and federal governments for the increase in traffic accidents. They also condemned recent accidents in the city, demanding an offensive against the Dumper mafia.
The participants also discussed the prevailing situation of the law and order in the divisions of Sukkur and Larkana, affecting hundreds of people.
