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>>Pakistan. Phone: 92 - 221 - 651947, 651725
>>Email : ayazl@paknet3.ptc.pk
>>              src_st@yahoo.com
>>
>>KALABAGH:
>>- Kalabagh dam will create water shortage in Sindh, and millions of acres
>>of agricultural land will be destroyed.      - Due to 6.1 MAF water storage
>>in Dam, the required amount of water aprox, 10 MAF will not be disposed of
>>in Arabian Sea therefore its level will rise and coastal biodiversity would
>>be destroyed.        - It will a be threat to Indus civilization, rural
>>life and Environment.
>>- Due to shortage of water aquatic life in lower Indus will be destroyed.
>>- Peshawar and Noshahra areas will be affected by waterlogging and
>>salinity.
>>
>>NDP:
>>-Ground water table will rise due to seepage which will cause more
>>salinity and waterlogging and will become a serious threat to the
>>environment.
>>-It will be a threat to lower Indus ecology and terrestrial as well as
>>aquatic ecosystems will be destroyed.           -Disposal of drainage
>>effluent of RBOD (right bank out fall drain) below Sehwan in river Indus
>>will threaten the river ecology , fish culture, millions of human habitats
>>including women and children and will pollute the drinking water of
>>Hyderabad, Thatta and Karachi cities.
>>-It will cause destruction of Manchar, Kinjhar and Halejee lakes in coming
>>ten years by the process of eutrophication.
>>-Trunk drain connecting Punjab (biggest province of Pakistan) drainage
>>effluent to LBOD will not be properly disposed off in Arabian sea.
>>-About 80000 acres of Larkana district (Warah, Shahdadkot and Kamber) will
>>be destroyed due to RBOD and delayed construction of MNV (main Nara valley
>>drain).
>>-It will be a threat to biodiversity, will endanger forestry, will cause
>>death of many aquatic animals and wild life in the riverine areas will be
>>destroyed.
>>-Thousands of acres of Badin, Hyderabad and Thatta districts which are
>>already affected by LBOD (left bank out fall drain) will be totally
>>destroyed.
>>-Delayed construction and improper maintenance will cause seepage of
>>polluted and poisonous Water. No extra money is being provided to affected
>>districts of Sindh according to agrarian law / pollutant rights.
>>
>>In the light of the above mentioned objections please extend your
>>cooperation and suggestions, register your concern and send protest
>>messages to the donors (World bank, Asian Development Bank, Italian Govt,
>>Pakistani Govt, Japanese Govt.) Thanks.
>>Ayaz Latif Palijo
>>Sindh Research Council (SRC)
>>
>>Subject:  Kalabagh Dam & National drainage Program Pakistan- Environmental
>>      Threat
>>
>>Dear friends,
>>Pakistan government is planing to construct a huge hydal power dam named
>>Kalabagh on river Indus and a National drainage Program (NDP) project is
>>about to start in Pakistan which will cost $ 785 millions. Sindh Research
>>Council (SRC), irrigation and drainage experts, Intellectuals and
>>politicians of Sindh (a province of Pakistan. Area of Sindh 140913 sq. k.m.
>>apr. population 50 million) have serious reservations and objections on
>>these projects, some of them are given below:
>>
>>To:   ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA NETWORK <elan@csf.colorado.edu>
>>URL: http://www.angelfire.com/az/Sindh/index.html
>>cc:    (bcc: Julene Freitas)
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Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1998 12:10:10 -0800
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