MOHAMMAD KHAN SIAL, KARACHI
Every patriotic person may be pained to read the remarks of one writer from Punjab namely M. Akram Khan Niazi who in his article available on various blog sites of internet, showed his hatred against gigantic Thar coal deposits in Sindh by calling it “dirt” versus site of proposed Kalabagh dam in Punjab.

Mr Niazi needs to know in today’s world, “Oil” and “Coal” deposits are called “Black Gold” and their importance is increasing day after day in view of energy crisis facing the world. The energy generation from coal is about 45 percent whereas hydel power generation is nearly 10 per cent throughout the world. In America there are about 600 industries based on coal functioning on surface level whereas the biggest project based on coal is in South Africa for which the IMF/World Bank has recently approved loan and also for another similar project in Gujarat (India).

Therefore, Mr Niazi’s hatred against the power generating from Thar coal deposits in Sindh, is totally unjustified. Further, if Mr Niazi is so worried about the environmental condition in Pakistan, he should have raised his voice against the unnatural sad demise of Indus delta – the sixth largest in the world and also acute drinking water problem currently facing 2.7 millions people residing in area
between Kotri and Arabian Sea in Sindh because Punjab is not allowing to release 10MAF water downstream Kotri as envisaged in “Water Accord – 1991” after 19 years have passed on signing the Accord.

As well as big dams like Kalabagh dam, are concerned, there is considerable trend throughout the world to discourage building of such dams due to serious environmental hazards. In this connection,

1500 dams have been dismantled in various countries of the world including USA, Spain, Thailand, India etc on the being environmental hazards.
http://www.thepost.com.pk/LetNews.aspx?dtlid=261738&catid=4

Sindh,Balochistan and Frontier are against Kalabagh
because as per Sindh LOGIC Thar Coal is better than Kalabagh …
And as per Balouchistan Vision GAS and coal extracted from Balouchistan are one of the most clean source of energy and Kalabagh will pollute air and land resouces and people will drown in Kalabagh and no one is dying in the coal caves of Balochistan.
And as per Frontier wisdom Royalty of Tarballa is so important that Pakistan can be broken for that not good looking as it is in Punjab.
All provinces want Provincial autonomy and Punjab should open or close its canals , IIRIGATE ITS LAND other provinces Because it is necessary for unity and prosperity of Pakistan as when there will be no agriculture,no electricity and no water then Pakistan will be more united and more prosperous.