ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Water Resources on Thursday signed the annual activity plan for cooperation in the field of Water Resources Management with Government of Australia.
This annual activity plan is an instrument to implement the Memorandum of Understanding on water cooperation signed between the two countries in the month of September 2018, says the official handout.
Muhammad Ashraf, Secretary Ministry of Water Resources signed the document on behalf of Government of Pakistan, whereas Dr. Geoffrey Shaw, Australian High Commissioner for Pakistan signed it on behalf of Government of Australia.
Our water cooperation with Pakistan is forging ahead. With Federal Secretary @MOWR_Official Muhammad Ashraf I’ve today signed off on projects to improve river basin, urban and agriculture water use in Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/DGXb6dVTVb
— Dr Geoffrey Shaw (@AusHCPak) December 5, 2019
Under this plan Government of Australia will provide technical assistance, joint research and capacity building of the Pakistan’s water sector experts in the field of River Basin Management, Water for cities and drinking and water for food and agriculture.
Australian partners will provide water apportionment software and tool to Pakistan which will facilitate IRSA as well as the provinces for transparent water apportionment as per water Accord 1991 among the stakeholders.
Similarly flood early warning system of Gilgit-Baltistan will also be strengthening. Australian experts will undertake situation analysis of water and sanitation challenges one major cities in Sindh and Punjab.
Ground Water modeling of Punjab, Balochistan and Sindh will also be carried out under this plan. Further a joint research in the field of supportive adaptive management of salinity in Southern Punjab and Northern Sindh will also be carried out.
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