ISLAMABAD  - Experts have called for introducing modern techniques to save country’s agricultural water consumption down to 25 percent.
Speaking at a day-long seminar on Water Scarcity and Future in Islamabad Sunday’ they urged public to get sensitized with water conservation strategies.
Pakistan is included in the top ten countries’ list massively threatened by the issue of water scarcity.
Executive Director of Higher Education Commission’ Professor Mukhtar Ahmed argued for better water management both at domestic as well as agriculture and industrial level.
Senior Advisor at Climate Change ministry’ Dr. Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry said recycling and water costing system can significantly reduce water wastage at domestic level.
He also urged authorities of metro and cosmopolitan cities to introduce a mechanism for discouraging over exploitation of groundwater.