Pakistan
Pakistani villagers demonstrate against Sindh govt over toxic water
Mithi: A large number of villagers in Pakistan recently demonstrated against Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in the Mithi region of the country as they were affected by the wastewater reservoir at Gorano.
“The Sindh government has failed to meet its promises made with local people. Our homes and grazing lands for animals have vanished and we have become homeless due to dumping of highly-toxic water from the reservoir,” Advocate Leelaram Meghwar and other protesters told Dawn News.
They said toxic water had wreaked havoc on the ecology and environment in the area, which did not fall within the limits of Thar coalfields.
They said that over 500 families were paid annual compensation of Rs100,000 each for a few years although the chief minister had promised release of compensation funds every year against huge losses suffered by villagers.
They complained that more and more water was being released in the Gorano wastewater reservoir, increasing environmental issues for thousands of the residents, their livestock and wildlife species.
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