Govt's water conservation policies producing results, says Imran Khan

On his official twitter handle, the Premier wrote, “Usman Buzdar-led Punjab government has stopped fall in Lahore's groundwater for the first time since 1980 through effective water recycling policies, new aquifer charges, underground rain storage, timed well pumping and other targeted actions”.

Our water conservation policies showing results - @UsmanAKBuzdar-led Punjab govt has stopped fall in Lahore's Groundwater for first time since 1980 thru effective water recycling policies, new aquifer charges, underground rain storage, timed well pumping & other targeted actions. pic.twitter.com/mPwzodabqU

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 20, 2021

The prime minister also shared the statistics showing Lahore’s minimum water level at 5.7 meters and maximum 15.96 meters in 1980 which fell to 8.18m minimum and 23.33 maximum in 1990 and further to 11.94m and 32m in 2000.

Having further dropped the minimum level to 22.8m and maximum to 48.4m in 2017, the city’s water table stopped depleting since 2018 which currently stood at 23m minimum and 50m maximum since last two years.