Khawaja Asif warns Pakistan water supply in 'critical situation'

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif has said the water supply for crop could be affected if the country does not receive any rainfall in January.

In an interview to Geo Pakistan, Asif said the water being used at the moment is from present reservoirs.

“The situation is critical. We are totally dependent on rain at the moment”, he said.

The minister said that Indus River System Authority (IRSA) will not release water which might affect the hydropower generation.

He, however, said that the power supply situation will not take a grave turn due to low demand during the winter season.

Asif further said that 1000 or 1200 megawatt electricity is generated from water during the winter season.

“No major loadshedding is expected due to water shortage”, he added.