Water

Solar tubewells suck water out of Sindh desert

Cheap and reliable solar technology has bolstered the use of tubewells in Sindh; but as groundwater is sucked out rapidly, life is under a grave threat In the past, prolonged droughts meant no vegetation and an acute water shortage for both humans...

Zulfiqar Kunbhar

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Non-functional RO plants create water scarcity

Workers claim the plants frequently develop faults because of substandard quality of machinery A representational image. PHOTO: REUTERS KARACHI:Despite spending billions of rupees on the installation of Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants in various...

Hafeez Tunio

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’تھر میں پانی لانا عورت کے نصیب میں لکھا ہے

پاکستان کے جنوبی صوبہ سندھ کے صحرائے تھر کے شہر چھاچھرو سے تقریباً 16 کلومیٹر کے فاصلے پر واقع گاؤں گَرڑی میں صبح کے نو بجے ہی گرم ہوائیں چلنا شروع ہوگئی ہیں۔ ریت کے دو بڑے ٹیلوں پر بنے اس گاؤں کے بیچ میں موجود وسیع میدان میں کئی بچے گدھوں پر...

Amar Guriro

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Envirnoment Human Right to WASH Uncategorized Water

Passive laws : Women in agriculture await equal representation

Lack of legal implementation continues to fence female farmers from being held in the same regard as men KARACHI: It was for the first time in the history of Sindh that a landmark ruling had hinted at the possibility of...

Hafeez Tunio

5 months ago

Climate Change Envirnoment Human Right to WASH Hygiene Sanitation Water

Clean water, decent toilets and hygiene can bring trillions of dollars to developing countries

Imrana Komal

Climate Change Envirnoment Groundwater Human Right to WASH Hygiene Sanitation SDGs Water

Parliamentarians pledge to work for groundwater extraction management

Islamabad : Parliamentarians from National Assembly, Senate and provincial assemblies of Punjab and Sindh have pledged to work together to improve legislative framework governing ground water extraction in Pakistan and...

Mayra Imran

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’تھر میں پانی لانا عورت کے نصیب میں لکھا ہے

Amar Guriro

6 months ago

Cities Water

Chaos in PA over city’s water woes

KARACHI: Amid a chaotic session on Friday as opposition lawmakers protested the water shortage in Karachi, the Sindh Assembly passed The Sindh Evacuee Trust Properties (Management and Disposal) Act 2019, for “the...

Hafeez Tunio

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Govt unable to answer for dormant water schemes

KARACHI: For the third time in two years, the Sindh Public Health Engineering Department minister failed to provide a satisfactory answer to queries over nonfunctional mega drinking water schemes in various districts of...

Hafeez Tunio

6 months ago

Climate Change Envirnoment Health Water

As Pakistan bans water-guzzling rice, one farmer has an alternative

Both Pakistan and India regularly forbid rice cultivation to conserve water and prevent land degradation. But with the crop tied to farmers’ livelihoods, a blanket ban is a weak solution As Pakistan bans water-guzzling...

Zofeen Ebrahim

6 months ago

Health Human Right to WASH Water

تھر میں پانی فلٹر کرنے والے پلانٹس کی ’اکثریت بند‘

سندھ حکومت نے دعویٰ کیا کہ تھرپارکر ضلع میں 750 آر او پلانٹس لگا دیے گئے ہیں، جس کا ذکر پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کی قیادت ہر جگہ فخر سے کرتی نظر آتی ہے مگر ایک آڈٹ میں کہا گیا کہ کل 635 آر او پلانٹس ہی لگائے گئے ہیں۔

Amar Guriro

6 months ago

Human Right to WASH Hygiene Sanitation SDGs Water

Policy paper demands human rights approach on WASH issues

Islamabad:A policy paper on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) points out lack of a human rights approach to drafting legislation relevant to WASH and related crosscutting themes. The policy paper on ‘Human Rights to...

Mayra Imran

6 months ago

Human Right to WASH Water

دنیا بھر میں 1 ارب 10 کروڑ افراد پینے کے لیے صاف پانی سے محروم ہیں۔

اقوام متحدہ کے مطابق دنیا میں اس وقت 7 ارب افراد کو روزانہ پانی اور خوراک کی ضرورت ہوتی ہے جن کی تعداد سنہ 2050 تک بڑھ کر 9 ارب ہونے کی توقع ہے۔ اس وقت دنیا بھر میں 1 ارب 10 کروڑ افراد پینے کے صاف پانی سے محروم اور 2...

Fariha Fatama

6 months ago

Hygiene Sanitation Water

Investment in clean water, hygiene to help prevent spread of COVID-19

On this Global Handwashing Day, which is themed around ‘Hand Hygiene for All’ WaterAid Pakistan joined hands with the government and other stakeholders to mark the day to highlight the fact that frequent handwashing...

Mayra Imran

October 23, 2020

Water

‘تھر کو پانی کہاں سے دیں؟’ سندھ حکومت کا ٹکا سا جواب

صحرائے تھر کے علاقے نگر پارکر میں کنواں کھودتے ہوئے چار افراد دب کر ہلاک ہوگئے، اس معاملے پر بات کرتے ہوئے رکن صوبائی اسمبلی قاسم سومرو کہتے ہیں کہ ‘پابندی کے باوجود پانی کی قلت کے باعث لوگ اکثر کنویں کھودتے رہتے...

Amar Guriro

June 13, 2020

Water

Quenching thirst: Solar-powered solution to Sindh’s drinking water needs

Health engineering dept has finalised an ambitious plan to install water purifiers in govt schools, health facilities PHOTO: FILE KARACHI:Providing clean drinking water is something many of Sindh’s government schools...

Hafeez Tunio

May 20, 2020

Water

Non-functional RO plants create water scarcity

Hafeez Tunio

May 7, 2020

Water

For Karachi’s women, toxic water makes a tough life tougher

Though disproportionately affected by scarcity of clean water, their struggles are often ignored A representational image. PHOTO: REUTERS KARACHI: We might talk about empowering women on social forums, but in the...

adminwma

April 24, 2020