ministry
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created on 4 August 2017 by then-Prime Minister
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi ( ur, ; born 27 December 1958) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 21st prime minister of Pakistan from August 2017 to May 2018. Abbasi is the senior vice president of the Pakiatan Muslim League ...
. The ministry is headed by
Pakistan Secretary of Water Resources
The Water Resources Secretary of Pakistan is the Federal Secretary for the Ministry of Water Resources. The position holder is a BPS-22 grade officer, usually belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service. The Secretary is responsible for ma ...
. The ministry was created out of the
Ministry of Water and Power
The Ministry of Water and Power ur, , ''wazarat-e- aabb o barq-e'' (abbreviated as MoPW) was a federal ministry in Pakistan.
The ministry was dissolved in August 2017. The water division was merged with newly created Ministry of Water Resou ...
Ministry of Energy A Ministry of Energy or Department of Energy is a government department in some countries that typically oversees the production of fuel and electricity; in the United States, however, it manages nuclear weapons development and conducts energy-rel ...
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The Ministry has been tasked with the mission of development of country’s water resources to meet future challenges of
water shortage
Water scarcity (closely related to water stress or water crisis) is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. There are two types of water scarcity: physical or economic water scarcity. Physical water scarcity is wher ...
, provide visionary lead-ship role in National Water Policy formulation & implementation taking all stakeholders on board, by consistently embracing creativity, initiative, innovation and technology. The current budget for the years FY 2018-2019, is 79 billion rupees.
Functions
As per Cabinet Division's Notification vide SRO-921 (i)/2017 dated September 13, 2017 regarding amendment in Schedule 1 of Rules of Business (Item 40) the functions assigned to the MoWR are as follows:
* Matters relating to development of Water resources of the Country
Indus Water Treaty 1969 and Indus Basin Works
* Liaison with International Engineering Organizations in Water Sector, such as International commission on large dams, international commission on Irrigation and Drainage and International Commission on large power system
* Federal agencies and Institutions for promotion of special studies in water sector
* Processing of development programs/ projects for approval of the competent authority.
* Review and processing of annual development budget of water sector projects and review budget of water related organizations.
* Provision of inputs for the preparation of Annual plans, Medium Term Plans and Perspective plans.
* Coordination with Water Wing of WAPDA, Office of the Chief Engineering Advisor/Chairman Federal Flood Commission, Indus River System Authority, Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters, International Waterlogging and Salinity Research Institute, Federal Ministries, Provincial Irrigation and Agriculture Departments, concerned departments of Government of AJ&K, NAs and Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
* Processing of consultancy agreements of water resources/flood control projects for approval from the concerned Ministries.
* Monitoring of water resources development and flood control projects.
Departments
The following departments and authorities function under the Ministry as defined under the Schedule-iii of the Rules of Business 1973:
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Federal Flood Commission
The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) ( ur, ) is an agency under the Ministry of Water Resources of the Government of Pakistan, responsible for the development and maintenance of flood protection and control systems in Pakistan.Indus River System Authority