The chief ministers of all four of the country’s provinces signed the often-postponed charter at a meeting chaired by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
The NWP, which will be overseen by a National Water Council (NWC) chaired by the Prime Minister, addresses priorities for water use, climate change impacts, hydropower generation, water rights and obligations, sustainable water infrastructure, water-related hazards and conservation.
The NWC will consist of federal ministers for water resources, finance, power, planning and all provincial chief ministers, while a steering committee headed by the federal minister for water resources will monitor implementation with representatives from federal and provincial governments and relevant departments.
Provincial groundwater authorities are be established to ensure sustainability and transparency, along with an IT-based monitoring system at diversion points from rivers and reservoirs for supply of real-time data.
Source: OOSKAnews