‘Pakistan turns in Pakistan in the Thar desert. We will die hungry’ … women auction to stop the Indus water deal
Pakistan farmer Homela Thakur is concerned about his future, sprinkling pesticides on its dry vegetables on a farm adjacent to the Indus River. The sun’s heat is maximized, the water level of the river is very low, and after the deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir, India has pledged to cut down the water supply. Before going to the river to create the tank for the spray gun, 40 -year -old -Yold Thakur, “If they stop the water, all this will become a desert, the whole country becomes a desert.”
“We will die hungry”
Homela Thakur’s farming field is located in the Latifabad area of Southeast Sindh, about 5 acres (2 hectares), where the Indus River exits Tibet and joined India through India. Thakur’s opportunity has been reiterated by more than 15 Pakistani farmers and many other experts, especially when rain has declined in recent years.
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India postponed the World Bank Arbitration Indus Water Agreement in 1960 on Wednesday. The water agreement supplies water to Pakistan farms by 80 percent. Preventing the deal, India said it would continue to “reduce its support for Pakistan Cross -Boarder terrorism”. India said two of the three terrorists who attacked tourists in Kashmir and killed 26 people were from Pakistan. Islamabad denounced any role and said, “Any attempt to stop or divert water related to Pakistan … is considered a war act.”
What can India do?
Government officials and both sides say that India cannot immediately stop the water flow, as the agreement has allowed only a hydroelectric plant to be built without a significant storage or dam on the three rivers allocated to Pakistan. But things may change in a few months. India’s Water Resources Minister Chandrakant Raghunath Patil said, “We will see that a single drop of water of the Indus River will not reach Pakistan.” He did not answer questions about the fears in Pakistan.
The two Indian government officials who discussed the matter have refused to disclose their identity and in a few months, the country will start changing the direction of water to its farms, saying that the hydroelectric dams are planning four to seven years to complete.
What do you say
Retired Chief of India Central Water Commission recently said that India would stop sharing data like water streams in various places where India flows through India, and that the floods will not be stopped and an official in the two countries will not participate in the annual Indus Commission. The Sindhu Commissioner of India and now sometimes advise the government, Vohra said, “There is no more information about when he (Pakistan) is coming and how much it is coming.” “Without information, they can’t plan.”
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Economists say that it is not only agriculture but also due to lack of water, and that the power generation will also be affected and the economy will be stalled. For Pakistan, three rivers of 24 crore people provide 160 lakh hectares of farm land, which is 80 percent of the total land. Gashrab Shaukat, a research institute in Karachi, said that India’s actions “create uncertainty in such a system”. “We have no choice for us at this time,” he said. “Rivers flowing under the agreement can help not only crops but also in cities, power generation and livelihood.”
