Expressing grave concerns over the rampant environmental degradation in the country, environmental experts have said that Pakistan, especially Sindh, is facing an environmental disaster.

The discharge of heavily contaminated domestic and industrial waste into Phuleli Canal in Hyderabad continues unabatedly and no relevant authority has taken notice of the grave threat this situation poses.

A large portion of the province, particularly the lower Sindh, has brackish and saline underground water due to the influence of the sea and water shortage in the Indus River.

Camels grazing in the mangrove forest, small fishing boats anchored on shore and naked children playing with dead fish. This scene can be a great opening to a documentary however reality paints a different picture of it.

Environmental experts have expressed concern over the reduction of mangrove forests along the Sindh coast, warning that if the mangroves are not protected, the city fears a greater risk of being hit by a tsunami in the future.

After a tedious 11-year wait, the excavation of the Reservoir Branch, an important canal linking the River Indus with the Haleji Lake, has finally been initiated. The Reservoir Branch was once the biggest reservoir for Karachi but after a scuffle with the Sindh Wildlife Department, the Karachi Water and Sewerage board (KWSB) had opted to siphon water from an alternate source, the Gujjo minor.