KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday advised the federal government to consult the stakeholders earlier than beginning the project of recent canals at Sindh river. “The venture to construct new canals in Sindh becomes controversial if all of the stakeholders aren’t consulted,” said the PPP chairman in his video message. He entreated the federal authorities to deal with the grievances of Sindh and Balochistan in this regard. The former foreign minister said that the undertaking of new canals might turn out to be arguable much like the Kalabagh dam if stakeholders are not consulted. “There is a need to increase the consensus earlier than starting the mission. The politics, agriculture and economy can be affected if the task is imposed without consulting the stakeholders,” said the PPP chairman. He said that the PPP might try to persuade the federal government to reconsider the undertaking of latest canals. “The PPP will share the points of Green Sindh challenge with the federal authorities,” he stated.
