Minister stresses sensible use of water

LAHORE:Punjab Minister for Irrigation Mohsin Khan Leghari said on Friday that sensible use of water was vital to protect coming generations from water shortage.

He said this while addressing a convention on “Save Water save Life” held under the aegis of Insaf Lawyers Forum here. He said: “Many countries save 40 percent water while Pakistan only saves 10 percent water which is alarming.” He said the incumbent government was working on various projects to increase the water saving capacity from 13 million acre feet to

25 million acre feet so that country may not face water shortage for agriculture purposes and drinking.