QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch on Wednesday said that the provincial government has allocated one billion rupees for the drought-hit areas of Balochistan.
Addressing a press conference at the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) office, the chief minister said that a committee under the leadership of Balochistan Minister for Disaster and Home Sarfraz Bugti and Adviser to Chief Minister on Livestock Ubaidullah Babad has been constituted to address the problems of the people of drought-hit areas.
“There have been no rains in Zhob, Musa Khail, Kohlu, Barkhan and Dera Bugti which had drastically affected the agriculture and livestock of these districts. Agriculture and livestock are two main sources of income for the people of these areas,” he added.
Responding to a question, Baloch said that the government does not have enough resources to construct dams or water reservoirs in Balochistan. “At least 200 PC-1s have been prepared for the construction of medium-sized dams to end the water crisis but we do not have enough resources to allocate such a huge amount,” he added.
He said that the water shortage is severe from Zhob to Khuzdar, where ground level water has been rapidly declining. “People have to dig over 1,000 feet deep now,” he said. The chief minister also said that the local administration would launch a campaign against illegal tube well connections in Quetta.
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