Today’s Top News ⇒ Controversy Grows Over Indus River Canal Project

[Em Vicky Khan]

In March 2025, the Government of Punjab, Pakistan launched the Green Pakistan Initiative in Cholistan, Punjab jointly by General Asim Munir and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif.[1] The project received widespread criticism primarily by people of Sindh province and environmental experts as the project is expected to severely affect the life of people and Indus Delta.[2] As per the project six canals will be constructed from Indus River to irrigate 4.8 million acres (1.94 million hectares) of “barren wasteland” identified across the country.[3] Project has been protested against on varioius platforms by farmers and nationalists, civil society, lawyers, members of provincial and federal assembly and others in Sindh.[4] Provincial Assembly of Sindh passed a resolution against the initiative on 13th of March.[5] Pakistan Tahrik-e-Insaf submitted a resolution against the construction of new canals in National Assembly of Pakistan on 10 April