Category: Basic Needs

Basic Needs

Electricity shortfall continues, PPP’s Policy making skills byte the dust

Its well over the 2 years since the so called Pakistan Peoples Party is power but they came up with lack of policy making skills in every aspect. Same is the condition of electricity. I am safe to say that the power production capabilities of country decreased over the last years instead of increasing. As dawn reports current capability of country’s power production just hangs on 11,725 megawatts which seems less then the capability we had earlier, clearly more than 12000 megawatts for sure. The current requirement varies around the 16,662 megawatts. Which means that the demand and supply gap is still 5000 megawatts. Either its non functional power plants or reasons are no matter what, the thing is that […]

Basic Needs

Shortage of more than 4000 megawatts in Pakistan, Electricity loadshedding hits hard this time

It is just start of spring season and we are already short of electricity in big way, already we are lacking 4o0o plus magewatts of power in Pakistan. What is going to happen in summer season, it will of course be the worst load shedding of all times in Pakistan. One would be optimistic while thinking of what is going to happen in near future but in this case the last two years proved this that things are getting worse and worse day by day. This is definitely the worst failure of all the policies of current government, despite many promises in recent past about electricity they have not been able to cope with this issue and last promise was […]

Agriculture, Basic Needs, Economy, National

Water flow in rivers and water storage down to minimal, who is responsible

When compared to the last year the water flows in the rivers this year are very much about more than 34% less. Also storage overall is about from 32% to 40% of total capacity. Indus River System Authority (ISRA) is planning a meeting to revise the water management plan for this year and this meeting will held on 1st Feb, 10. The water flows in four major rivers declined from 10,000 to 37,000 cusecs, which is huge decline. Also the decline in the Mangla and Terbela dams is 34% less than the next year. Country is now facing huge water shortage, this shortage is now most likely to effect the agricultural activity around the country. The thing here to think […]

Basic Needs, National

Promises just remain promises, electricity shortage hits four thousand megawatts in Pakistan

Its January 10th 2010 and we are living into the age when government had promised many times that we will have all our electricity shortages met. Many times in past being not able to fulfill their promises of meting electricity needs in Dec 2008 and according to  next promise June 2009, no w finally once again ruling party unable to met the third one which stated the discontinuation of load-shedding from Dec 2009 for forever. Not only this but just after Government’s dead line for itself to meat all energy challenges country is again pushed into the severe crises of its time. We are now again face the short fall of more than 4000 megawatts. This shortfall causing the load […]

Basic Needs, National

Country wide CNG Association Strike ends, Gas load management to be discontinued soon

As all Pakistan CNG Association had announced a country wide strike and they were on strike for quite a few days now, finally they got the chance to settle the issues with the officials. A delegation from All Pakistan CNG Association met Federal Minister for Petroleum Syed Naveed Qamar to talk on the issue. Naveed Qamar assured them that the Gas load management plan will be discontinued by the February. Responding to this assurance from Qamar CNG Association announced the discontinuity of their strike against the government and for now CNG stations will only be closed on normal schedule provided by government. Hope the official stands by his assurance and its not another unfulfilled promise by the country’s administration.