On May 8, 2:40=A0am, koolfireii...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On May 8, 9:58=A0am, Javed Iqbal Kaleem <JavedIqbalKal...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> There is no provision for that in the Indus river water treaty,you build
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dam
> downstream,or divert,the source will get cut off by India,THE ORIGIN OF
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> RIVERS FLOWING INTO PAKISTAN IS REGULATED IN INDIA,Pakistan is a
> downstream country,like everything else which has to do with India
Pakista=
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> issues,you are always in the down position.Indians are on the top.
>
Three of the four provinces of Pakistan are opposed to the Kalabagh
dam. In fact, legislators of these 3 provinces have already passed
resolutions opposing the dam.
Only Punjab is pu****ng for it, primarily because the project is for
the benefit of military officials most of whom hail from a few
districts in Punjab. The reclaimed land, even in Sindh, go to military
officials from Punjab.
The concern is that the dam would submerge large swathes of fertile
Peshawar valley in Pashtunkhwa and deprive Sindh and Balochistan
provinces of their due shares of the Indus waters.
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http://www.dawn.com/2008/04/23/top9.htm
DAWN, Karachi, Pakistan
April 23, 2008 Wednesday Rabi-us-Sani 16, 1429
=2E....Ms Jamani and some of her other colleagues argued the project
should not be taken up after resolutions passed by the provincial
assemblies of Sindh, NWFP and Balochistan against it and called for
implementing alternative plans......
=2E....=93We will not let Kalabagh dam be built,=94 PPP=92s Shagufta
Jamani
said angrily after PML-N member Chaudhry Ejaz Virk picked up Mr
Wattoo=92s theme by saying the proposed dam could be called =93Quaid-i-
Azam Dam=94 as a way of appeasing its it would submerge large swathes of
fertile Peshawar valley in the North West Frontier Province and
deprive Sindh and Balochistan provinces of their due shares of the
Indus watersopponents, who actually argue against the project over
fears ......
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> > > On May 7, 3:53 pm, Tambi Dude <tambid...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > > > > You are traitor of Muslim Ummah and =A0Bangladesh . You are
lickin=
g toes
> > > > > of Indians who are bent upon killing Banglade****s daily. By
blocki=
ng
> > > > > water of Banglade****
> > > > > rivers, they want to starve you. But as a shameless beggar you
are=
> > > > > licking their toes. =A0I do not care for such conscienceless
perso=
ns.
>
> > > > > Javed Iqbal
>
> > > Punjab has been depriving Sindh of water for a long time. Pakistan
> > > wants to make new and large Dams and canals for retired army
officials=
> > > on Indus river. Kalabagh dam & Greater Thal canal are good examples.
> > > There is a petition on line that can be signed to protest the
> > > injustice to Sindh.
>
> > > Go to:http://www.petitiononline.com/sindhu/petition.html
>
> > > Here's the petition:
>
> > > Stop illegal constructions of Kalabagh dam & Greater Thal canal
>
> > > To: =A0World Bank, Asian Bank & UNO
>
> > > Pakistan wants to make new and large Dams and canals for retired
army
> > > officials on Indus river. Due to atrocities of province of Punjab
now
> > > Sindh is facing deadly shortage of water. In fact Punjab theft the
> > > water of Sindh continously through centuries. In 1945 an accord was
> > > made in the period of Birtish rule. Now Punjab doing human rights
and
> > > accord violations and making forcibly with the help of army, more
> > > large Dams and Canals on Indus river. "The term 'historic share' of
> > > water has no history. This term has never been used even in the
> > > context of the 1991 Water Accord. However, when the deliberations on
> > > the Water Accord were going on in 1991, the ap****tionment of water
> > > between Punjab and Sindh had to be decided. The committee decided to
> > > take the average of water ap****tioned between Punjab and Sindh from
> > > 1977 to 1982 for the sake of an exercise just to determine the
amount
> > > required to be ap****tioned. But irrigation officials of the Punjab
> > > regarded it as their 'historic share' of water. According to the
> > > calculation of the so-called 'historic' right on water, the Punjab
was=
> > > awarded 48 MAF while Sindh got 46 MAF. But, when the 1991 Water
Accord=
> > > was finalised, Sindh was awarded 48.76 MAF of water. It is besides
the=
> > > point that the Punjab got a greater quantity of water in the accord,
> > > 55.94 MAF (almost 56 MAP.) Even then, the Punjab was not happy to
see
> > > that as per the 1991 Water Accord, Sindh was drawing more water than
> > > the Punjab had been consuming during the years 1977 to 1982, i.e.,
48
> > > MAF. Basing the distribution of waters on the 'averages' of
> > > exaggerated flow of the Sindhu Darya, was bound to lead to a major
> > > confrontation between the upper and lower riparian. The waters
flowing=
> > > down the Sindhu vacillates between 104 MAF and 80 MAF. How can
> > > ap****tionment be based on the average of such a wide difference in
> > > real flows. Surely, water ap****tionment depends on need. As the
Sindhu=
> > > Darya is the only source of water for Sindh, this province must be
> > > given its actual share specially during times of severe shortages.
>
> > > The Punjab, during the downswing of the cycle, has complete control
of=
> > > the waters in the Jhelum and Chenab rivers. In addition, the upper
> > > riparian have sweet ground water reserves of 300 MAF which they can
> > > draw on in times of shortages. Taking this reality into account, the
> > > 1945 Sindh-Punjab water agreement gave 75 per cent of the Darya's
> > > waters to Sindh. The Punjab, through its infamous link canals, could
> > > only draw water from the Sindhu during the peak flood season. That
is
> > > all. Last year, during Nawaz Sharif's chauvinist rule, his province
> > > unilaterally opened the link canals in late May - early June which
> > > negatively affected agricultural output income in Sindh. This should
> > > have given the upper riparians enough sense to see the logic in
> > > the1945 Water Agreement. But, then, theft based on greed has its own
> > > perverted logic, which if repeated often enough will be
believed.(By:
> > > Anwar Pirzado)
> > > The quantity of even 10 maf provisionally allocated under the accord
> > > is available only for 24 out of 72 years as calculated under the
> > > title, 'Kharif availability'. Thus it is clear that the required
> > > quantity of water for the substance of the environment cannot become
> > > available under the cir***stances. It is not possible that this
> > > position can be improved by denying the allocations/commitments of
the=
> > > operational projects or by leaving the storages unfilled. However,
it
> > > is im****tant that at least further deterioration in the ecological
> > > conditions must be prevented. The best that can be done to save the
> > > environment from complete devastation is to plan future projects so
> > > that the minimum required discharge of 300,000 cusecs is available
for=
> > > outflow to sea at least for as much time as it is available, after
> > > meeting the current Kharif demand. (By: Zulfiqar Halepoto)
>
> > > Pakistan grows around 18 million tons of wheat per year and im****ts
> > > roughly 2 million tons. The average yield per acre is 0.81 tons
> > > against 0.97 tons in neighbouring India and 0.87 tons for the world.
> > > So is it for each and every crop in Pakistan. A few administrative
> > > steps like streamlining the supply of quality seed at proper time;
> > > sparing a pittance for research on improved seeds in our excellent
> > > agricultural universities; eliminating the use of spurious
pesticides,=
> > > making fertilizers available at affordable rates and mounting a
> > > dedicated training campaign for our Haris in the proper use of
> > > pesticides and fertilizers, could increase the yield per acre, while
> > > costing only a fraction of the Rs. 500 billion needed for the
Kalabagh=
> > > dam. And this is only the empirical side. The effect on our agrarian
> > > society and agricultural economy when all these concerted inputs are
> > > applied at the designated sectors will be tremendous. Of the 105 MAF
> > > at present made available at the canal heads an estimated 60% is
lost
> > > through eva****ation and seepage as follows: 15 MAF is lost in major
> > > river beds, 10 MAF in canals and minors, 10 MAF in watercourses and
25=
> > > MAF on farms. (By: Abrar Kazi)"
>
> > > We strongly appeal to World bank, Asian bank & UNO, help us to stop
> > > atrocities and violations of accord of 1945 from the side of Punjab.
> > > If kalabagh dam and Greater Thal canal will be build, Sindh province
> > > will be in danger, due to destruction of Indus delta and deadly
> > > shortage of water.
>
> > > To sign the petition,
visit:http://www.petitiononline.com/sindhu/petit=
ion-sign.html?
>
> > > > That's all a true muslim is capable of. Declare other muslim as a
> > > > traitor
> > > > and if possible behead him. No wonder Javed told me that he hates
> > > > Irfan Hussain of Dawm, Reza Azmi, Pervez Hoodhboy etc.
>
> > > > Why would India block Bangladesh water. If we had to do it we
would
> > > > done to Pakistan. Remember all Pak rivers start from Indian
kashmir.=
> > > > Kahani khatam. Pakistan over.
> > > > I wish we do that. pakistan can go to seventh century arab days
when=
> > > > they use to clean their ass by stones.
>
> > These are a few mis-guided elements who do get rejected in polls.
> > Pakistan will soon construct a large dam to store its huge water
> > resources and produce electricity.
>
> > Javed Iqbal Kaleem
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