Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, stated on Thursday that the continuous water crisis in the country has not just made nearby nations deal with the issue of water deficiency, but it has likewise had a negative influence on political and financial relations in between Afghanistan and these countries.Speaking at a workshop held by the Ministry of Energy and Water, Baradar stated that although water is a renewable natural resource, the scarcity of water due to environment modification, the boost in the level of water contamination, the growing need of the people and its extreme intake affects the country.He expressed regret that although Afghanistan has large water resources, effective and professional management has not been performed in this area.&& It is now the duty of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to satisfy its national responsibility for the ideal management of the nation&& s water resource, & Baradar stated.
& With firm decision, we aim to use all offered methods to guarantee sustainable development in water management.&& Last month, the United Nations Children&& s Fund( UNICEF )likewise cautioned that Afghanistan is experiencing an extreme water crisis, and if no action is taken, Kabul&& s underground water resources might be depleted by 2030.
In a message on X, UNICEF reported that Roza Otunbayeva, head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and Tajudeen Oyewale, head of UNICEF Afghanistan, went to a Kabul district to examine the city&& s water system network.Both authorities revealed issue over the intensifying water scarcity issue in the capital.&& Water is life, & UNICEF specified, stressing that quick urbanization and environment change are accelerating the deficiency of groundwater in Kabul.&& If we don & t act now, we can not stop this procedure.&& The quick population development, unintended building and construction of high-rise buildings, urban development without appropriate preparation, and the excessive usage of underground water resources are major elements adding to the decrease in both the quantity and quality of groundwater in Kabul.Although Kabul has dealt with water shortages for years, the crisis has actually ended up being more extreme in recent times.However, the Islamic Emirate is making collective efforts to resolve the issue and prevent the crisis.Three weeks earlier, the office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, said in a declaration that plans to build an overall of 355 water tanks throughout the country were being implemented.According to the statement, of the 355 dams, a variety of them have actually already been finished and inaugurated while others are under construction.Of these reservoirs, 138 are being constructed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock; 117 by the Ministry of Water and Energy; and 100 by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development.All of these dams are being moneyed by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the statement read.The reservoirs are being constructed in numerous provinces to manage rainwater, avoid flooding, strengthen groundwater levels and for usage by communities.Iran&& s water shareLate last year, Iranian Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian warned that if Afghanistan does not ensure Tehran receives its rightful amount of water from Helmand River, Iran will utilize legal and international methods to deal with the problem.Mehrabian stressed out that Helmand River water is Iran&& s unassailable right, and that Iran takes the matter seriously.&& Water right is Iran&& s right and it is essential to launch it.
Ensuring water rights is not optional, however it is mandatory based upon the international treaty of 1351.
Pursuing this matter is Iran&& s outright right and we will not fail in this regard.
The current rains ought to trigger the release of our water, and if not, we will take major action based upon global laws,& & stressed out Mehrabian.At the time, the Islamic Emirate said it was committed to supplying Iran with water from the Helmand River however due to drought, there is not enough water in the river to give Iran its share.The Helmand River Water Treaty was signed in between Afghanistan and Iran in 1973, according to which Iran deserves to receive 850 million cubic meters of water from Afghanistan yearly.