The Sindh government has written to the federal government and urged to convene an immediate meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) to address the acute water shortage in the province.
The letter stated that the water scarcity has made it impossible to cultivate crops during the upcoming sowing season.
According to the Sindh government, the water shortage is a result of Punjab being allocated more water than its share, as per the Water Accord 1991.
The province has also expressed its reservations over the certificate issued by IRSA for the Cholistan Canal project, terming it “illegal”.
The Sindh government has demanded that the CCI meeting be convened immediately to resolve the issue of water distribution.
The province has requested the CCI to revoke the approval for the Cholistan project and suspend its implementation until a consensus is reached on water distribution.
