Cholistan Canal Sparks Nationwide Debate Over Water Equity in Pakistan - Khaama Press

Vaishali Basu Sharma - Khaama - 13/04
Protests erupt in Sindh over Pakistan’s Cholistan Canal project amid growing concerns about water equity and environmental impact.

Unrest is growing in Pakistan’s Sindh province as widespread protests erupt against the proposed Cholistan Canal project. Civil society members—including lawyers, students, farmers, laborers, and political representatives—have voiced strong concerns over what they perceive as unequal water distribution that could adversely affect the Indus River and its dependent communities.

The Cholistan Canal, part of Pakistan’s $3.3 billion Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI), was inaugurated on February 15, 2025, by Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. The broader initiative aims to construct six new canals—two each in Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan—to irrigate large swathes of arid lan...
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