Centre vows to address all of Sindh’s reservations on contentious canals project

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In order to pave the differences, Prime Minister’s Advisor on political and public affairs, Rana Sanaullah, on Monday assured Sindh Minister for Sharjeel Anim Memon that he would address Sindh’s concerns about the controversial canals.

The assurance took place during the second telephonic conversation, in which the two leaders agreed to continue the consultation and move forward to resolve the matter cheerfully.

The center has extended the dialogue offer two days after PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Studerry 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.

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.

During today’s call, Sanaullah said that all issues will be focused through mutual understanding and dialogue.

He reiterated that under the water distribution agreement, the water of any province cannot be transferred to any other province. “The issue of water distribution is of an administrative and technical nature and will be resolved on this basis,” he said.

The adviser assured that no province would lose its correct shares and that all reservations would be resolved through an extended consultation process.

In his first telephonic contact on April 20, Memon brought strong reservations about the controversial canals, emphasizing that the PPP and Sindh people demand proper distribution of water under the 1991 water agreement.

He reiterated the province’s consent to engage in dialogue with the federal government.

Sanaullah called for dialogue on politics on his behalf, and demanded that the matter be resolved through consultation. He assured that the federal government respects the role of PPP in the federation and the water of any province cannot be turned to anyone else.

‘The Prime Minister should announce the cancellation of the project’

Speaking on the Memon -Geo News program ‘Today Shah Zeb Nakhda’s Seth’ – Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to formally announce the cancellation of the six canals project, which says it will help address public concerns.

He said that once the concerns are resolved, people will get angry, and the ongoing protest will end.

Memon emphasized that if there is no new source of water, any new canal will inevitably turn the existing consumers to the allocated water. “He [the government] Where will the water be diverted for these canals from where it has to be clarified?

He added that Sindh is already getting less water than its entitled shares and the question is how new canals can be constructed in these situations. He added, “If Sindh is not being given its proper share, then admit that there is a shortage of water.”

He also noted that Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah wrote several letters to the federal government, and called for a meeting of the Commonwealth (CCI) Council of Council to resolve the issue.

Meanwhile, Sanaullah said canceling the project could give it a misleading impression that the wrong thing had happened. “It looks like we are trying to hide something and are forced to be under pressure,” he said.

He rejected any impression that the federal government plans to deprive Sindh of its water shares. He said, “There can never be such a plan to replace the Sindh barren.

Sanaullah also made it clear that the meeting in which the alleged approval was approved was merely a consultative meeting. He added, “This was not a formal approval by the president.

He reiterated that the progress made on the canal project was expected once the Prime Minister returned from Turkey.