Water Shortage.

Despite suffering from massive floods, Pakistan is expected to experience a massive water shortage-somewhere between 27-35 percent-during the Kharif season. This has prompted the authorities to devise a water management mechanism for the distribution of the resource across all four provinces. Each government already harbours resentment about water allocation, and this new distribution system is likely to stir up further controversy. But the fact of the matter remains, the federal authorities need a more proactive and detailed approach to dealing with the water crisis because otherwise, we will continue to be trapped in a cycle of extremes, intermediating between floods and droughts.

The floods devastated major districts of Pakistan but with this destruction, there was hope that some good may also come out of the ordeal. Experts suggested that flooding could replenish the water table, provide water for irrigation, and could be used for daily use after being purified. These are possibilities that could be the answer to Pakistan's water woes but they demand decisive government action and planning. Unfortunately, our leaders have not proven to be up to the mark as the country is expected to suffer from a major drought in the upcoming Kharif season that begins from April. 27 to 35...