Khalid Pervez
According to the reports of various international organizations, Badin and Thatta, two major districts of Sindh, will become part of the sea in the next 30-40 years. The Indus River, which has been flowing for centuries, rises from the mountains of the Himalayas and travels thousands of miles into the sea. The speed at which the Indus River used to collide with the sea, the sea did not dare to show its eyes and even occupy an inch of land. Settle there.
Now the river has become weak and its power has also decreased due to the depletion of its water. Now the sea has started showing its eyes to it. The river Indus is now unable to protect Sindh. Has started swallowing. The settlements along the way have built many dams on this river. The passers-by have built dams and more dams are being built. The river Indus cries out, let me fight the sea. I want to save the land of Sindh from the sea but no one is listening to its cries. In the next fifty years, Karachi will be swallowed by the sea. At present, the sea is snatching hundreds of acres of land in Sindh on the daily basis. The inhabitants of the Indus Delta are displaced. Coastal belt residents do not have access to drinking water. Residents of Thatta and Badin say that if someone dies in their house, it becomes difficult to bathe the dead body. The water of the Indus River has turned green in the area of Kotri Barrage and there is no water for more than 400 km.
The life of Sindhis is from the river Indus. The river is now unable to supply fresh water to Mirpur Khas, Umerkot, Badin, Thatta, Thar, Sanghar, and other areas. Sindhis are crying for water. Protesting. No one listens to the cries of Sindhis and Indus. The water of Sindh is being stolen by constructing Jhelum, Chashma Link Canal on the Indus River and the sea is rapidly swallowing the fertile lands with less water. Robbery on the Indus River and water scarcity have caused economic problems to 70 million people living here and their agriculture is on the verge of collapse. According to the International Water Law, the Sindhis have the first right over the water of the Indus River. Sindh is not getting it’s right. We urge all progressive intellectuals and writers, journalists, and progressive organizations in Punjab not only to support our position without making this humanitarian issue a political issue but to join us in the protest.
Pakistan and China have signed a 2 442 million agreement to build the Bhasha Dam. Sindhis ask if there is no water in the river already. The speed at which the glaciers are melting, where will the water come from for this dam in the future. Doesn’t anyone pay attention to the reports of experts from all over the world that glaciers are not covered with snow like before? No one is listening to the -cries of Sindhis on Bhasha Dam. Not a river but a desert has appeared in front of Kotri. The lakes (Manchar, Keenjhar, Halili) are no longer filled with water. Now the birds have also reduced their presence here. Now blind dolphins have also become rare in the Indus River. The lakes that the Indus used to fill with water are now often dry. Even drinking water is hardly available in Karachi. The government and the establishment are trying to turn the spirit of the federation into a mistrust relationship. How long will the oppressed people of small nationalities endure the process of sticking to the wall?