Sindh govt has been withholding the water quota of 1,200 cusecs required for Greater Karachi Water supply Scheme, commonly called K-IV, for the last five years.
A letter written by the chief engineer Indus River System Authority (Irsa) to the Sindh irrigation secretary in year 2004 and whose copy has been obtained by Dawn states that the Sindh share allocated under the 1991 water accord already included 2,400 cusecs sanctioned for urban and industrial use for Karachi.The letter clearly states inter alia: “Sindh share allocated under para 2 already includes sanctioned urban & industrial uses for metropolitan Karachi and, therefore, the additional water requirements of 2,400 cusecs for Karachi has to be met by Sindh out of its allocated share in Water Accord 1991.”
According to the accord all existing and future water availability including flood flows and future water storages has been apportioned amongst the provinces in para 2, 3 and 4 and there is no additional water available for further distribution and Sindh share allocated under para 2 already includes sanctioned urban & industrial uses for Karachi.
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