The Tech Trek

Water Crisis in Pakistan: A Necessity of Life Demanding a Solution In recent years, lots of concerns related to the water crisis have surfaced in national newspapers. Innumerable debates have occurred on the construction of dams, not just for electricity but also to counter the water crisis. The term "water war" has also surfaced and speculations are intensifying. Some reports even say that Pakistan will run out of water by 2025.  Construction of dams yield lots of advantages; water storage and power(electricity) production for sure but can also help and succour in flood control, irrigation and even generates jobs for decades to come. The saga of Kalabagh Dam is well known, however a number of small dams have been built in the past decade in Pakistan, which include Darawat Dam , Dandy Dam , Gomal Zam Dam, Satpara Dam etc.These dams are a good source of water for irrigation of land and also act as reservoirs to store water. A few Hydro- power plants have been built in rec...

Pakistan's Electricity Crisis or is it Management Crisis ? Pakistan has been mired by electricity shortage since decades now, the short fall increasing every year. The load-shedding phenomenon, taking households and business off the grid amounting to multiple hours everyday, has not only brought disastrous results to the economy of Pakistan but has also hammered the citizens badly in their daily routine and way of life. The citizens already combating with the stresses of water-shortage, are left stranded looking for other avenues for power generation in their homes. Few who can afford, use Generators running on petrol, diesel and gas to counter the energy crisis. Mostly use UPS (Uninterrupted Power supply) systems to at least keep the lights shining and fans sending waves of air in their homes. The majority who cannot afford either, spend their day on the mercy of the power companies. The Solar-power revolution has been a costly enterprise with mixed results. The wind-turbine...