Rivers diversion for power generation
London/Muzaffarabad(PFPF News):
In a virtual panel discussion hosted by the Press for Peace Foundation UK, environmentalists and civil society representatives have called on the government to address the deteriorating environmental situation in the region of Azad Kashmir. A statement issued at the end of the virtual panel discussion on Sunday 19 June 2022 said that the process of diverting rivers for power generation projects has multiplied the local temperature, which is having a serious impact on the local population.Azad Jammu and Kashmir water sources and rivers have been toyed with in the name of hydropower projects, said the panelists. The EPA’s recommendations have been ignored. The sewage treatment plant for Muzaffarabad, greater water supply scheme and solid waste managem...
