Sustainable and optimized utilization of water resources: inflamable dams potential in Pakistan
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2016
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Pakistan Academy of Science.
Abstract
Water is life line. Pakistan is close to becoming a water scarce country owing to our own poor
water management coupled with exploitation of water resources by our neighbouring country India. If
unfortunately, we become dependent on our neighbours for meeting our water requirements, they need not
to wage war to enforce their dictations on us. A quantitative analysis has been carried out from extensive
literature review and research studies. The paper highlights the growing water scarcity issues of Pakistan and
control of water resources by India, contrary to the Indus Water Treaty. It also suggests the water management
and conservation practices and sheds light on exploring new possibilities to meet our growing water demands.
This study emphasizes in detail about the repercussions if we fail to realize the importance of this precious
commodity and underlines importance of the needed institutional reforms. It also suggests the way forward
in order to be able to meet the future challenges to avert the imminent water crisis in our country.
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Civil Engineering, Water resources, management, scarcity, issues, surface water, water economics, water reservoir, repercussions, institutional reforms
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Rashid, M. U., Latif, A., & Ghani, U. (2016). Sustainable and optimized utilization of water resources: Inflamable dams potential in Pakistan. Pakistan Academy of Science, 53(3), 149-161. (Muhammad Usman Rashid (Civil Engineering /SEN), (HEC X CAT))