Jacobabad is fed by the Guddu barrage through one of its three off-taking channels, a non-perennial Begari Sindh (BS) Feeder canal system.
It is often said if you need to experience or report on heat, Jacobabad is the right place to be. The oppressive heat has been its identity as one of the hottest places in Asia that makes people go for impromptu showers multiple times a day. Heat is not a joke here people die.
Another strong identity of the area is the never-ending waterlogging, salinity, nonexistent drainage system and brackish subsoil water, which haunts paddy growers. Paddy cultivation takes place at a massive scale here, after Larkana. No immediate solution to this chronic problem is in sight for which farmers also share the blame, perhaps by overcropping.
CGSS and HSF Organize Conference on “Technological Transformation in Pakistan: An Asset or Liability?”
February 22, 2021
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS) and the Hans Seidel Foundation (HSF) Pakistan jointly organized a Conference on the topic of “Technological Transformation in Pakistan: An Asset or Liability?” at Margala Hotel in Islamabad on Monday.
The discussion commenced with the opening remarks by Mr. Ashfaq Ahmed Gondal, Former Federal Secretary Information and Broadcasting and Senior Member Board of Advisors, Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad.
He stated that technological transformation is a very significant topic because things are changing very rapidly vis-à-vis technological development. Technology is an asset as it opens new avenues of development and prosperity on a broad level. It is a powerful tool for business growth if used prudently. If we fail to use it in its true essence, it can become a lia
62% aquifer water unsafe in Bahawalpur
Doctors link arsenic to increased kidney, lung diseases
BAHAWALPUR:
A water quality report prepared by the authorities has confirmed that 62% of underground water in Bahawalpur region is not potable because of heightened arsenic contamination.
The water analysis report prepared by Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources on the basis of 550 collected samples from Bahawalpur noted that only 38% water sources were found safe for drinking, while the rest contained arsenic levels above the prescribed limit.
Arsenic is one of the top 10 chemicals of major public health concern according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The organisation has warned that the semi-metal is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and infant mortality.
PCRWR declares 13 brands of bottled water as unsafe
Islamabad
January 24, 2021
Islamabad:Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) in its quarterly report has declared 13 brands of bottled water as unsafe for human consumption.
According to the comparison of test results with permissible limits of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA), 13 brands were unsafe for human consumption. For the last quarter (October to December, 2020), 119 samples of bottled/ mineral water brands were collected from Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Gilgit, D. G. Khan, Multan, Faisalabad, Karachi, Bahawalpur, Tando Jam, Sialkot, Muzaffarabad and Lahore.
Five brands (i.e. MASKOOB, Blue Life, ONE, Dropice, Blue Plus) were found to be unsafe due to presence of higher levels of sodium ranging from 64-100 mg/L than PSQCA bottled water quality standard for Sodium (50 mg/L).