MULTAN,Jan 14th: Members of National Assembly and Senate from South Punjab , Rana Mehmood-ul-Hassan of PML-N, Begum Nasim Chaudhry of PPP, Senator Syed Javed Ali Shah of PML-Q, Jamshed Khan Dasti of PPP have expressed their grave concern over the shortage of water in the Southern Punjab and closure of all canals .They on Thursday asked the government to reconstitute the Council of Common Interests. They said in their separate statement that Southern Punjab was facing huge problems due to the water shortage caused by lack of rain this winter.(PML-Q) MNA Riaz Hussain Pirzada said different areas of Bahawalpur district were facing drought-related problems, and the situation was worsening with every passing day. He asked the government to reconstitute the Council of Common Interests to ensure the proper distribution of water. Blockade: PML-N's Rana Mehmood-ul-Hassan said the government should take up the water distribution issue with India with the international community and should fight for its due share of water.
Jamshed Khan Dasti MNA of PPP also expressed similar views, saying there was a big water shortage in his constituency, which had resulted in great financial loss for the agriculture sector. He criticised the Punjab government for not paying salaries to teachers employed in government schools.