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KARACHI: The federal government has offered to the Sindh government to address its concerns about the canal controversial projects.
To this extent, the Prime Minister reached the Prime Minister during a phone call between the International Provincial Coordination Rana Sanaullah and the senior minister of Sindh Sharjeel Anim Memon, in which the two leaders decided to sit on the table to resolve the issue through dialogue.
He talked about resolving the long -standing problem of distribution and management of water resources through canals.
Sanaullah said in a statement that Premier Shahbaz Sharif and the Supreme Court of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have directed them to address Sindh’s concerns regarding the canal case.
He expressed the consent of the federal government for equal distribution of resources, including water in all the provinces. “We believe in a fair distribution of resources, including water in all units.”
On the other hand, Memon said that the Sindh government has permanently presented its stand on the canal in every available forum.
He also highlighted the strong concerns of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the people of Sindh regarding the controversial canals. “The PPP and the people of Sindh have serious concerns about the controversial canals.”
The senior provincial minister further said that PPP has demanded a fair distribution of water for the people of Sindh in 1991 as per the water distribution agreement. However, he also expressed the consent of the provincial government to engage in dialogue with the federal government.
Sanaullah emphasized the importance of resolving the issue through dialogue. He said, “We should not politics the problem of water. Matters should be resolved at the table.” He also acknowledged the role of PPP as part of the Federation, and called on his leaders to work responsibly while holding constitutional positions.
Further, he said that the federal government respects the PPP leadership and believes that the Water Accord and the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Act will ensure justice in 1991. “With the 1991 agreement between the provinces and the IRSA Act, there can be no injustice to anyone.”
He confirmed that the water of any province cannot be allocated to anyone else and the country has constitutional procedures and laws to prevent such incidents.
He concluded, “Dialogue and consultation is the solution to every problem.”
The center has extended the dialogue offer two days after PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Sardari that if his party was separated from the ruling coalition under the leadership of the Muslim League (N, if the federal government failed to resolve its concerns over the controversial canals.
Since the controversial canals plan has become the backbone of a conflict between the two major political parties, which are allies at the center.
In this issue, the federal government is related to the plan to divert water from the Indus River by construction of six canals to irrigate the desert. It is a project that has been opposed by its key ally, PPP, and several nationalist parties in the province.
According to official sources, the cost of the Cholistan Canal system is estimated at Rs 211.4 billion, and through this project, thousands of acres of barren land can be used for agricultural purposes, and 400,000 acres of land can be brought under cultivation.
Almost all political and religious parties, nationalist groups and civil society organizations have held mass rallies against the controversial plan.
