Syed Ali Shah:
QUETTA: Chief Secretary Balochistan, Abdul Aziz Uqaili on Thursday told the visiting Country-Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that the province was facing a serious issue of water scarcity. Country-Representative of the FAC Ms. Florence Rolle called on the CS Balochistan.
Chief of the FAO green fund, Ms. Nadine Valat, Dan Gustafson, Secretary Forest Balochistan, and Dostain Khan Jamaldini were also present on the occasion.
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“Within available resources, the government is taking steps to overcome the issue of water scarcity”, Abdul Aziz Uqaili told the delegation. He informed that the outbreak of cholera had claimed precious human lives in Balochistan’s Dera Bugti district. “Now we are providing clean drinking to the community through water tankers”, he mentioned.
The delegation informed the CS that the FAO was working in Balochistan for the last few years. The European Union (EU) has completed projects in agriculture, construction of dams, and clean drinking water worth 27 million euros.
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The delegation assured the EU and FAO would extend all possible support to the provincial government in terms of protection of forests, and range land.
The CS however mentioned that the present government has taken a number of initiatives to address the issues of the masses at their doorstep. “Government is trying hard to address the masses’ issues”, Abdul Aziz Uqaili stated.
