Pak floods crisis shows the urgent need for a smarter Indus River strategy.
Pak Floods Crisis has once again devastated the country, with Punjab submerged and Sindh bracing as three of the nation’s five rivers face simultaneous super floods — an unprecedented event in history.
Entire communities are displaced, millions of acres of farmland are ruined, and disaster management authorities continue to issue warnings as monsoon floods overwhelm cities across the nation.
The challenge, experts stress, is no longer just building dams but rethinking water management for a volatile Indus system shaped by climate change, glacier melt, and geopolitical uncertainty.
In 2010, floods displaced 20 million people, while the 2022 deluge caused up to $40 billion in damages. This year’s devastation is another urgent warning that Pakistan must adopt a systems-based approach — balancing dams with aquifer recharge, off-channel storage, and flexible policies to adapt to changing river dynamics. Pak Floods Crisis
Pakistan can still build strong infrastructure, but survival depends on listening to the river’s warnings and planning with humility, resilience, and foresight.
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