Indus River System Authority (IRSA) ne warning di hai ki 2026-27 ke Rabi season mein paani ki supply **22%** kam rahegi. Iska seedha asar Punjab aur Sindh ke agriculture par padne wala hai.
Paani ki killat ka asli sach
Indus River System Authority (IRSA) ki latest report ke hisaab se, October 2026 se March 2027 tak ke Rabi season mein paani ki supply mein 22% ka bada shortfall dekha ja sakta hai. Ye sirf ek number nahi hai, balki Punjab aur Sindh ke un kisaano ke liye mushkil hai jo wheat, barley aur mustard ki fasal par depend karte hain.
Dam projects mein deri aur internal issues
Jabki log ise Indus Waters Treaty se jod rahe hain, official data kuch aur hi kehta hai. Kharif season mein river inflows 8% kam rahe the. Reservoir storage mein bhi bada gap hai—target 12.01 million acre-feet (MAF) tha, lekin abhi sirf 9.34 million MAF hi store ho paaya hai.
Iska sabse bada culprit hai infrastructure delays. Tarbela Dam ke Tunnel 4 aur Tunnel 5 projects time par khatam nahi hue, jiske wajah se 3 MAF tak paani storage ki capacity lose ho gayi hai. Management ko Mangla Dam se paani release karna pad raha hai, jisse aage ke liye storage khatam hoti ja rahi hai.
Economy par kya hoga asar?
Agriculture sector ke liye ye ek bada warning sign hai. Agar crop yield kam hui, toh food supply tight ho sakti hai aur commodity prices badh sakti hain. Market observers ab is baat par nazar rakhe hue hain ki dam construction mein kitni speed aati hai aur wheat production par kitna pressure banta hai.