The Indus delta - the sixth largest in the world is on verge of death due to man-made disasters for the last many years. It was envisaged in the "1991 Water Accord", at least 10 MAF water was to be released downstream Kotri till a survey was conducted to fix the exact quantity of water to be released but sorry to say after 22 years of signing the Accord, it is not being implemented in letter and in spirit.
Consequently, 2.6 million human beings living in the area between Kotri and the Arabian Sea are facing hunger and thirst.
Non-release of the badly required water Kotri downstream has resulted in the destruction of the Indus delta, intrusion of seawater inundating 2.7 million acres of fertile land in Badin and Thatta districts of Sindh besides bringing environmental disaster in the area which are major problems the people of Sindh are facing nowadays.
I therefore, appeal to the federal government to safeguard the Indus delta by implementing the Water Accord in its true spirit.
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