Summary Kalabagh Dam issue is not that simple therefore; it should be renamed as ‘Pakistan Dam’.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday said that Kalabagh Dam construction is imperative for the survival of Pakistan.
During the hearing of the case, the CJP remarked that Kalabagh Dam issue is not that simple therefore; it should be renamed as ‘Pakistan Dam’.
CJP asserted that if Pakistan does not construct Kalabagh dam, the situation of water crisis will become worse after five years.
“The Supreme Court will form its own team over the issue,” the CJP asserted.
Former chairman of WAPDA Shamsul Mulk told the court that he considers that only CJP Nisar can do justice in the matter.
He argued that a total of 46,000 dams have been built across the world. “China has constructed 22,000 dams each producing nearly 30,000MW electricity while India has 4500 dams,” he said.
“Mr Mulk! We have to resolve the issue of water crisis on emergency basis. If Kalabagh Dam is not constructed, KPK will be totally deprived of water,” remarked the CJP.
The CJP stressed that all the four provinces have to render sacrifices for the construction of dams.
