Are Dams Even Important for Pakistan?

Where the necessity of dams is seen in black and white terms, hydrogeologist Hassan Shah explains the science behind dams and what role can they play in water conservation and flood protection.
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[@EngrAbdulMajidCh]

I am an engineer working on Mangla Dam in Pakistan from over last 10 years. Mangla and Tarbela dam are ensuring food security and supporting economy in Pakistan through generation of cheap and environment friendly electricity. I don't agree with the comments of the speaker and have following comments to offer please: 1. He (Speaker) seems a professor and professor normally don't have practical experience. 2. He seems not having served on any dam so dont have idea, what dams have done for Pakistan or what dam do for a country. 3. We have only two mega dams which definitely canot stop all water. 4. For example, River Jhelum has average annual Inflows of about 23 MAF and only one dam (Mangla with storage capacity of only 7.3 MAF) can't store all water. So there is need to build more dams. e.g. if we have 03 dams like Mangla at Jhelum River there will be no downstream flooding. Similarly, Indus River has average annual Inflows about 64 MAF and we have only one Mega Storage (Tarbela) at Indus River with storage capacity of only 6 MAF. So, how can Tarbela Dam stop all floods? Shouldn't we have more dams so that floods are better controlled? 5. In Pakistan, we have not built dams for floods only. We have built two said mega dams just to compensate loss of irrigation water caused by giving right of water of 03 eastern rivers to India. These dams are to ensure our food security. 2ndly these produce electricity to support our industry. There by- product is flood mitigation. When dam is empty to some extent, large floods can be managed, but when dam is full, options for flood management are very limited. 6. There is a lobby in Pakistan which is working against dams for the reason best known to many. India has built more than 5000 dams, USA more than 9,000 and China more than 23,000 dams and they are leading the world. And we have only two mega dams and more than 200 small dams which are not enough to fulfill water and power requirements for our 220 Million people. 7. Electricity in Pakistan is expansive because we are producing only 35% electricity from water and about 60% from oil and gas. For cheap electricity we need to generate more electricity from water means need to construct more dams. 8. Even in historic max. Flood of 1992, outflows from Mangla Dam were less than the Peak inflows. Max. Outflow was 932,000 while peak Inflow was 11,40,000 cfs. And we should also remember that, during 1992 flood, Mangla dam was already full of water, when flood was received. 9. Similarly during Super Flood- 2010 at Indus River, inflows at Tarbela Dam were around 8,35,000 cfs and outflows were about 6,04,000 cfs. So, Tarbela dam did performed flood management during historic max.flood . 2010 flood (with inflow volume 40 MAF as per his statement), could have been managed well, if there would have been few more dams like Tarbela at Indus River. And if there would have been Kalabagh Dam, devastation should have been half than actually happened. 10. May Allah Almighty guide us to right path and guide us to think in the interest of this nation and Pakistan. God bless Pakistan always. God bless everyone who is on right Path.

[@youtuber7589]

well-appricieated for right guidance

[@faheemrazamalik265]

Thanks bro for guideness ...you explain well

[@panwarg6156]

Well said. U added accurate information

[@free.thinker.]

Well daid. Speaker is just political person

[@uzairkhan-yd4os]

Good comment 👍

[@anmolfatima5214]

Respected water expert we don't need dams solely for electricity generation as you suggesting solar option for that... we need dams for water storage as 90% of our fresh water is lost annually .

[@haseebkhurramkhalil]

Large dams may have their downfalls but at that time these dams were made, there were no alternate options like solar. Hydro was the cheapest solution at that time with by product benefits such as water storage. I agree with generating power from solar but we need small dams to mitigate the flood impacts and storage of water as Pakistan is one of the 7 most affected country from climate change. If we don't store water we can not survive.

[@ultraali453]

India has 5000+ dams while Pakistan only has about 150+ dams However, their hydro capacity is only 7 times more than Pakistan My guess is that India is using many smaller dams. Is that a better option to control flooding and making electricity? What can we learn from India's experience so far?

[@afrasiabnadeem3492]

Well he is not totally wrong

[@FindFocusFilms]

Excellent video we have been raising these issues through twitter. Oxford University report says when Tarbella was completed it was 3xtimes of its actual budget. Smaller dams reservoirs or better management of existing wetlands is preferable than mega dams. In amazon they have giver human rights to the rivers. These mega dams destroy natural ecosystems. In 1930s this movement was launched to give loan to countries for making dams, it was a debt trap. Europe has abondened it's Dams while we are building another one with 14billion dollars loan/investment, in an area where Glofs, landslides are normal. Dams means more security, someone gets the contract for cement someone get the contract for steel. It's all for someone else's good.

[@muhammadbilal9610]

I don't know what this doc is preaching but what I could get is; he is against building dams (by highlighting one side of the picture whilst completely ignoring the other side of the picture) and strong orator of solar energy system. At least, he should have weighed in both sides of the picture and had his conclusion. This literally has brought in more confusion amongst the audience instead of educating them.

[@safwanconqurer5848]

Dams have more cons than pros, sensations and emotions aside, first of all dams primary oyurpose is water sotrage never electricity generation, dams are created to store water and then generators are added because thats just free energy, if your sole purpose is energy generation than this is very inefficient way, since they cost tooo tooo much in initial investment, 1500 billion rupees for fucking few thouamd megawats in case.of mohamand dam, not to mention relocation and compensation for displaced people, not only that they take decades to build, destroy rivers delta, destroy the eco systems of area and much more

[@bilsid]

That's more of a you problem, he presented his technical opinion very clearly here which is Dam is not feasible economically and environmentally.

[@openargument5285]

@@safwanconqurer5848 I would have more respect to your opinion if you erase the word "fucking" from your comment

[@anordinaryman3885]

Mummy daddy ki nasal Kabhi Ghar bahir Nikal Ker Pakistan ghuma ya phir tum Logo Bas yeh samajh rakha Hai Punjab hi Pura Pakistan Hai .Baki sab gand kichra Hai.

[@anordinaryman3885]

@@ayeshaakhtar5371 mummy daddy kids spotted 😂

[@ayeshaazmat230]

This is so interesting !

[@lalkhan162]

A very controversial person in water sector. Dams are designed against some return floods e.g 1000 year return period flood, which mean that the designed dam will absorb the peak of the flood and attenuate it. A country need water storages for at least 3 months, while Pakistan has only 30 days storages as compared to India (150 days), Egypt (700 days). Thats why we need dams.

[@Sajid-Ali-Arain]

He just showed one side of story. What about Acors of land that will produce agriculture due to Dams? What will be effect of Dams when we need water in dry season? Dams also support Birds, Mandank etc. And who says you make only big dams make small ones as well. He is talking about solar, does he know the level of Solar Technology in Pakistan? Not in Pakistan but worldwide solar is only 35% efficient at MAX with proto type products. Wile on commercial products that efficiency is 20%.

[@sambarayt1472]

#NoMoreDamOnIndus

[@Faizan430]

To all of Pakistani's Do not delude yourself with wind and solar energy they will never work on large scale because the problem is storage the world doesn't have enough lithium in the world. The only solution to energy crisis is nuclear energy. Also If you look in to history we as humans have never going from more dense energy source to less dense energy source. And example of this problem is Germany They jumped on the band wagon of solor and wind which inturn failed and as result became reliant on Russian fossil fuels.

[@anordinaryman3885]

Ur half right but U have forgot that we haven't reached at peak of solar tech either and nuclear Ke liye paisa or time chaye .Woh Dono humare pas khuwabo Mai Hai haqeekat Mai nai

[@muznamalik4798]

totally agreed

[@malikfahadkhanjoyia2672]

کل دریا جہلم پر جانا ہوا اور جو ایک سائیڈ بہتی تھی وہ بھی سوکھی پڑی تھی کیونکہ ڈیم بھرنے کے لیے پانی روک رکھا ہے. دریا سندھ کا بہت برا حال ہے ہے اور لوگ بوند بوند کو ترس گئے ہیں.. ڈیمز کی وجہ سے مچھلی کی پیداوار downstream میں پچاس فیصد تک کم ہو چکی ہے . دریا کی شان بہتے رہنے میں ہے مگر ملک دشمنوں نے ڈیمز کی رٹ لگا رکھی ہے...

[@fidakhan82]

Excellent Dr. Hasan Abbas.

[@happyworld7555]

Its not only about energy its about water reserviourr ..

[@ht.5106]

He never said that no dam can protect against flood. He says mangla and tarbela’s capacity is lesser than the flood of 2010 and 1992. How does that prove him right? Light music in background doesn’t always makes u authentic

[@muhammadumerazhar6633]

Everyone has his own viewpoint but i will like if this gentleman answers me some question. 1) Pakistan has historically been an agricultural country so dont you think that presence of dam has another benefit to provide water besides electric power generation? 2) no matter what 100% of electricity cannot be produced by a single source as solar is vulnerable to weather similarly hydropower has its own limitations but we will have to construct more dams. 3) if series of dams are built on the same river we can avoid flooding by distributing water in the dams and also can store water for future use even if it fails to save towns in front of flood wave Comments will be appreciated

[@mmaazz91]

We need Small Multiple Dams to control the flow and conserve water. If your water is coming from India you need to need to control it otherwise we have already facing drought and floods. Water saved in the Dam are primarily used for irrigation during off season and when you don't have enough rainfall. The power generation is additional bonus that you can get with the Dam. I agree that in today's economy it would not be feasible to make Dam solely for power generation but Dams, Barrages and Canals are necessary for fresh water conservation.

[@AyazSamo]

We don't need dams. We need efficient use of water using technology.

[@smomairsaeed]

Can you also please do the same on the Left bank outfall drain and right bank outfall drain in Sindh ! On how it has destroyed the lands of Dadu and Badin and made Manchar acidic!

[@Muhammad9599]

😭

[@Hassanediting]

U have forgotten the fact that solar only works in peak hours but total useless in night. For that we need 88 feet by 88 feet lithium ion battery 🔋 to power a small twon which will cost are a billion

[@malikfahadkhanjoyia2672]

Wind energy is the biggest solution of your idiotic argument. I lakh megawatt through wind we can generate.

[@Hassanediting]

@@malikfahadkhanjoyia2672 just because you stupid doesn't mean that you need to prove it. Wind turbines are hazardous to birds each year they kill around 2.8 million birds AND can easily destroyed by fast winds and climate changes are also changing the course of wind.

[@osamify007]

Battery tech has improved alot even 1day backup will suffice

[@yousaf.saleem]

@@osamify007 but still not at the level of dams.

[@Muhammad9599]

But dama are not a solution

[@mnauman4971]

Very informative, can i use ur video?

[@sameemsyed3283]

موجودہ صورتحال نے یہ بات ثابت کر دی ہے 6 ڈیم ٹوٹ گئے اور تباہی دوگناہ ہوئی ہے

[@abidhadid]

These dams making projects should be given to China. 💎

[@yousaf.saleem]

Is he a Joker or what? Solar is wonderful at small scale but on large scale you still needs dams. China built two of the largest dams along while still being the leader in solar energy production.

[@Muhammad9599]

China is the biggest contributer to gpobal warming. She is the largest producer of global warming. They have no concern for environment. Please don't give any example from China.

[@anordinaryman3885]

Ghar se bahir Nikla karo

[@yousaf.saleem]

@@anordinaryman3885 I have been advocating all types of renewable including Wind (represented Pakistan in India with a floating wind turbines design), Solar (using it since 2011, beside being invloved in so atleast 9 Ongrid system) and Dams. So sorry I am already walking outside my house. 😜

[@yousaf.saleem]

@@Muhammad9599 where did I mention environment?

[@saadqureshi4291]

He has given an alternative for more economical electricity generation through solar power which i do agree. But what is the proposed alternative for flood control then if not dams?

[@danishquyyom3945]

Thats is what i was thinking if you are saying one thing is not good you should also tell what good is then.

[@jabranrana6778]

Solar is not alternative of hydroelectic . Storage of solar energy is extremly costly .

[@saadqureshi4291]

@@jabranrana6778 really? Explain how

[@jabranrana6778]

@@saadqureshi4291 how you gonna store electricity for night ? Lithium ion batteries? Normal acid batteries? What is cost of battery Roughly it is 100 $ to store 1 kilo wat hour ( 1 unit ) of electricity

[@saadqureshi4291]

@@jabranrana6778 o meray masoom bhai, he's talking about supply to national grid through large scale solar production, not home level solar panels. Electricity produced from hydropower and other fuels is the same which is produced through solar panels, and it all goes into the national grid for storage. The grid storage is already in place whether it be from hydro or from fuel power plants or through solar power plants. Production from solar is much more cost effective than hydro and other fuels.

[@saeedkumbhar9694]

Thank you so much sir 🌹

[@paracha3]

This was v concise and informative

[@mohammadadilsandhu22]

Thanks 🙏 TCM

[@muhammadtaqi7851]

Sindh should have more dams to store flood/ excess water to be used in drought seasons

[@free.thinker.]

Shud condemn such ppl who have put whole cities into jeopardy. Dams have 4 separate outputs, hydro reservoir, canals, new agri areas and then electric gen. He has no idea about import cost of furnace oil... and import cost or solar panels. He doesnt know that 6 lakh solar panel cannot run full house.... illiterate person

[@UpdateTV2448]

Got it. But Pakistan is only county in South Asia where percentage of wasting water in the sea much higher. If govt. don't make dams and rely on solar then how will fulfil basic need of life (water)? Aboveground 60% people in Pakistan don't have any availability of potable water.

[@kasoomro]

Great report, and a good information for supporters of KBD

[@virendrakumar2503]

Isne kaha se civil engineering padhi hai? Kisi madarsa se padhai kar li kya? ek kahawat hai, Angoor na miley to khatte hai. Dam bana na pao to dam ke bare me afwahen batao.

[@zainulabdin5377]

MERE BHAI AP BHI EDUCATED NI LAG RHAI HA

[@jabranrana6778]

So basically he wants to say no to dam ? Sir solar sy bijli din ky time banti hy ? Raat ky lia ap kahan store krain gy ? How much battries do you need to store energy for pakistan ?

[@nazkh2809]

Haha conclusion is nice ...looks he belongs to solar panel mafia...

[@ShahzaibAli-oi1eb]

Artificials lakes banaye ja sakti he Jinse pani zyada sahi tareeke se store hoga

[@saadbm12]

How will you produce electricity from lake

[@ht.5106]

Right now in pakistan solar wnergy means salman shahbaz and that is all.

[@Asim-so5pi]

We Know there are side-effects of hydro power but Can u proof That the solar is more cheap and sustainable in Pakistan as compare to hydro ?? Please throw some numbers & talk about it

[@AbdulWaheed-kg8jq]

Koi bacha b bta sakta hai apko k solar is cheaper and more sustainable than that of Hydro. Engineer here.

[@TheSize456]

Also effects on wildlife from solor energy

[@ahmerakbar1]

Think for a moment.. if we didn't have the dams which are generating electricity for past many decades. How we would have been meeting our energy requirements.. oil? Nuclear? But do we have those?

[@Abdulhaseeb-ld8ps]

He mentioned the soler system

[@ahmerakbar1]

@@Abdulhaseeb-ld8ps we don't have either...

[@mujtabaalikhan2425]

Ap ne Irrigation aspects ko tou yahan bayan hi ni kia, Electric Power Generation actually Dam ka ak additional benefit hai naa k Dam sirf Power Generation k liye banaya jata hai ye apki ghalat fehmi hai, hamari agriculture needs k liye Dam boht important hn... Or 1 chez k dam k zariye ham Floods impacts ko ham kafi had tak control kar lety hn...

[@qamarulhaqkhan700]

apki bt durust ha pr flood k impact ko fully control krne k liye humain 10 brhe dam chahye ab us se aik tu flood control hoga dosra hum canal system ko improve kr k agri ko bhi theek skte aur agr kisi saal extra flooding ho bhi jati ha tu sahi se manage kr k pani ko arabian sea main phenka ja skta ha

[@anordinaryman3885]

Bhai video ko ghor Dekha Karo .app sari bato jawab Dr already de chuke Hai .unho ne water planning Mai PhD ki Hai ,app ki Tarah Woh aungutha chap nai Hai .

[@Muhammad9599]

Sir apko kehna chahie tha P-U-N-J-A-B ki agricultural needs k lie dams boht important hen

[@anordinaryman3885]

@@Muhammad9599 spot on .in pundo Ke liye Punjab Punjab nai ,punjabinistan Hai.

[@sheerazqureshi5052]

@@anordinaryman3885 hahahahahhaha😂😂😂

[@asadnaveed2588]

Dam na banao toh kehte hain paani nahin rahay ga dam banao. Dam banao toh kehte hain ke ke bijli is se na banao. Bhai seedha kaho ke Damned if you do and damned if you don't. We choose damned if we do.

[@anordinaryman3885]

Sure even whole Sindh gets fucked in process but why do U care Ur Punjab gets year around even if it's just in paper .

[@nazkh2809]

What non sense he is mentioning the afe of mountains ..looks he is sponsored by PPP other ANP. Pakistan def needs more DAMS ..SPECIALLY kala bagh Dam. What non sense ..

[@ShahzaibAli-oi1eb]

Agar nalaiqi chupani ho government ki to phir bht saare reasons diye ja sakte he lekin haqeeqat me wo sab door kiye ja sakte he problems wo aese nhi ke jo hamesha rehne wale ho

[@engraneelmanan-civil4392]

Brilliant and very talented person.

[@Ahmad-ik6vz]

سواہ تے مٹی۔

[@Nwazsalara]

Pakistan

[@panwarg6156]

Only criticism, having no solution

[@positivekarachipk7933]

Allah Ka shukar he...hum ne DAM Nahi banaya warna Bhai Saab k mutabiq to Pakistan tabah o barbaad hochuka hota...or humko zarurat bhi Nahi India ne Saray dam Bana leay ..sir apko India ko bhi samjhayen na ye baatain....

[@s_intisar]

Dams do create issues but everything does. Solar also has an impact. NOTHING is 100% clean. But, the video did not offered any alternative solutions for water storage that can feed a country with a growing 220M+ population. In my opinion, we need better management rather completely just ignoring dams. We do need big dams, small dams along with better management of natural reserves, wetlands, forests of the whole country to make an integrated system that is spread across the entire country

[@anordinaryman3885]

With all big ass dams U want U will still not be able to store enough water for 220+ Millon people. Beside haven't U heared him properly these dam r not going to last long with that too much heavy eroded dirt in water .U need better canal system some not big ass expensive dams whom U can not afford in first place.

[@mercilessjury...1841]

We can turn catastrophes into blessings . Pakistan needs a systematic running water storage system like Holland by making canals in water scarce areas of Balochistan where it's not that populous and it will make millions of acre of land fit for cultivation but Solar economy thing strikes but it's gets very hot around solar panels and it forcibly makes clouds rain so it is also hazardous for environment that's why we can't have solar panels in Africa because it will kill Amazon and that will be 32% less oxygen ...

[@amirsultan1546]

Solar projects are short lived. Several European countries have abandoned multiple projects. Also how on earth would a dam deprive Sindh of water? Dams store water, they don't digest it.

[@Jaff4r]

A dam only provides water to the regions near it. When you restrict the flow of water by blocking a river, the areas at the south of Pakistan (Sindh) will ultimately get less water.

[@bilsid]

It's a good thing to debate but your objection is seriously so idiotic. Educate yourself and in this case very very thoroughly before challenging the opinion of a water resources expert and a very good one at that

[@anordinaryman3885]

Beta Ghar se bahir Nikla Karo ,Kuch sawalo Ke jawab tumhe khud hi milhjai ge

[@akifquddus8214]

Is he really the expert?

[@anb4351]

Kinda unfair analysis. Only discussed the negatives and didn't even bothered to discuss the positives. Yes building large Dams do have it's negatives but so do they have positives. More positives than negatives.

[@anordinaryman3885]

Enlighten us with Ur positive effects .

[@saribmadni]

There's not any power source better than nuclear energy according to my little knowledge, especially solar power, it's gold digger

[@dralialtaf]

Bias and is that propaganda not a word in favour of dam ? Not one thing that dam does is positive? Use to be quality channel

[@haseebjokhio6708]

Electricity generated from hydel power plants is at rate of 2 or 3 rupees per kwh.. and we are acquiring this electricity from more than 40 years and in bulk quantity (1000s of Mwh) While tarrif which govt. Get from solar ipps is arround 10 to 15 rupees per kwh.. This vdeo is totally misleading

[@iqramushtaq5379]

It was more of like k "why dams shouldn't be made?" And second point on taking India into International courts before the Indus river agreement. I think it would have work. We already are witnessing how International community is getting partial towards India. But there could be a better solution on Indo-pak water conflict, and as per my understanding we can still use it better if we give it in the hands of technocrats instead of politicians and bureaucrates.

[@Foryou-gu3lc]

Kaalabagh dam ke nam pe speed boht slow hogy thi apki

[@dralialtaf]

I wonder if the chanel or is the person is on foreign pay roll not a word in favour of dam not a word

[@mmasad5355]

Dams are not a product wchish is mde from zero. It is a ready made land structure which is then converted in water reservoir. So the cost which this intellectual person is assuming is not based on facts. It is understood that if you installed turbine on the way of water stream downwards, it will create electricity. Secondly the prime purpose of dams is to store water for agriculture and human need. Its secondary purposr is to create electricity which is now become a prime purpose unfortunately because of electricity shortfall. So the dams are now used for dual purpose, arigation of barren land as well as electricity and other purpose. Yes I agree with his argument for one reason only that you can't make dams where its feasibility is not possible.for example if you want to mke a dam in southern punjab or in sindh it will need a huge cost which pakistan can't afford at ll. Secondly this dam will fulfill only one need that is for agriculture but you cannot make electricity because you dont have natural waterfall area for this purpose. Simply the conclusion is dams are best and easy source of electricity, agriculture, for multiple humen needs and natural flood control project.

[@faheemrazamalik265]

Excellent point explain

[@faheemrazamalik265]

Excellent point explain

[@haseebjokhio6708]

Disappointing.. we are generating power from imported fuels which is a big dent to our economy.. ecological system will not be be impacted through these dams as first the water is released on its natural path and excessive water is being stored..

[@afrasiabnadeem3492]

But he needs to understand about dams

[@ShahzaibAli-oi1eb]

Jo rivers ki safae nhi karte or unki depth nhi barhate Bht saari nalaiqi he or corruption

[@khurrammumtaz5127]

A complete water management plan through dams my result to all benefits, not electricity only, for the national(s). I appreciate your positive concerns but this study seems on the basis of theories and limited observations only.

[@vicmultani7582]

Doctor---very deceptive video---. Dams are not build to stop floods---that is a misnomer---a misconception---. Dams are build to store water. There is a machine called dredger----it was supposed to be used 24/7 right from day one to solve the problems of silt. Dredgers keep working in ports---why---if they are not used---the ports would become useless after awhile. I lived in sukkur in early 70's in my teens---. There was an old machine parked on the indus river---. an old sukkur hand told me this was a dredger---that broke years ago---. It was supposed to be used 24/7 to clear the silt from accumulating before the barrage. Your information is misleading.

[@anordinaryman3885]

So U think a PhD in water management may not know nothing about Ur beloved ❤️ dredger and aungutha chap like U know better .it sucks to be him since guys like U know better by saying "dredger".

[@vicmultani7582]

@@anordinaryman3885 ---big deal if he has a PhD. He is lying. and you don't have the intelligence to see it---surprising. The primary purpose of dam is to store water for when in need---and not flood control---that may happen occasionally. Dredgers are used world wide to remove silt---nothing new.

[@naveedakhtar9078]

Dam best for agriculture

[@anordinaryman3885]

Sure only if Ur from Punjab .rest of us r fucked .

[@asimlashari5946]

I recently heard this man on TV and I am particularly curious as to who gave him the impetus to promote his dubious opinion. This is total nonsense and this individual is a hit man for a small group of politicians and a forger.

[@abdulmateen2790]

اسلام علیکم ورحمتہ اللہ وبرکاتہ ۔ بھائی آپ بالکل ٹھیک کہ رہے ہیں ۔ ڈیمز کے فائدے ہی ہیں نقصان نہیں ہے۔ عام لوگ صرف اپنے گھر کی ٹینکی کی ہی مثال لے لیں کہ وہ چھوٹی سی پانی والی ٹینکی ان کو کتنے فائدے دیتی ہے جب پانی نہیں ہوتا تو وہ پانی استعمال ہوتا ہے ۔ اسی طرح پنجاب اور سندھ اپریل مئی تک تو پانی کی کمی کی وجہ سے جھگڑ رہے تھے مگر پھر دو ماہ بعد ڈوب گئے ہیں ۔اصل میں پاکستان کے دشمن اور دشمن ممالک نہیں چاہتے کہ پاکستان ترقی کرے اس لیے وہ ڈیمز جس سے پاکستان ترقی کر سکتا ہے وہ نہیں بننے دے رہے ہیں اور یہ سپیکر سے چند ملک دشمن لوگوں نے اس سے یہ غلط بکواس کروائی ہے اور کرواتے رہیں گے ۔۔ اللّٰہ تعالیٰ مسلمانوں اور پاکستان کی مدد فرماۓ اور مللک دشمن لوگوں کو ذلیل رسوا کرے ۔۔ آمین ۔

[@figofigo4970]

Very enlightening. Thank you!

[@milkydude5385]

Me abhi iss video me Xi Jinping ko tag krta hun , uss bewaqoof ne iss video ko dekhe bghair china me buhat ziyada dams bna liye hain

[@wickedsatan1]

Holding some kind of grudge or prejudice. TCM extremely poor effort on your end

[@abdullahjahangir01]

Dams sirf electricity production ke lye nhi bnaye jaty kab saal me 3-4 month barish na hony ki wajah sy pani nhi hota tu us time rivers me pani kdr sy aye? Na fields ko pani mil sakta ha us time wo zayada bara masla ha droughts sy Pakistanio ko zayada nuksan ha agar dams proper planing ke sath manage kia jaye tu floods bi nhi ayen gye

[@Alleur]

Just read about 3 Gorges dam and find out how effective it is.

[@wajeehulhassan_vii]

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[@abdulnasir9678]

He is telling one side story even not known the actual fact.

[@ShahzaibAli-oi1eb]

Maintenance nhi karte Ye bhi to bataye ke ye government ki apni nalaiqi he Agar ye baat he to phir un dams ko saaf bhi kiya ja sakta he

[@mianawa]

Hydropower is still the cheapest source of electricity generation. The guy either has an agenda or did not research it properly.

[@iftikhartanoli540]

Paint one side of story and is preaching against dam

[@lokesh303101]

Haqeeqat aisa nahi hai woh flood koh roksakta nahi hai. July 30 2022.

[@talhasohrababbasi8314]

آپ لوگوں کو گمراہ کر رہے ہیں ڈیم کے بارے میں۔ پوری دنیا ڈیم بناتی ہے۔ اور قدیم زمانے سے بنتے آ رہے ہیں۔ آپ جو حل پیش کر رہے ہیں ان میں زرا سا بھی وزان نہیں ہے۔

[@AliHaider-hq4kf]

you are solar ambassador only.... Tmari saari batein suni hn avein yawaian na mari na ja dam flood ko beshak control na kr ske lekin kafi zyada pani to store ho jata ha na😏😏😏

[@Ahmad-ik6vz]

جہاں ڈیم واٹر سٹوریج کے لئے بنے وھاں بجلی as a by product بہت سستی ھے۔ جہاں ڈیم اور run of river پراجیکٹ بنائے ھی بجلی کے لئے(غازی بروتھا) ھیں وھاں یہ مہنگی ھے لیکن پھر بھی سولر اور تھرمل سے تو سستی ھی ھے۔

[@Syed-po5ej]

oh bhai solar in k abbu jo bech rahay hain pehlay ups generator or battery industry main choona lagaya ab solar main lagaeyn gy. Dams na banny se jo tabahi balochistan sindh or south punjab main aayi hai bas kar do drama

[@amnakhanjoyia4643]

Yes dr shb we need small dams not big dams.. American is destroying its big dams and letting the rivers flow freely ❤❤❤❤

[@ashariqbal6050]

Completely wrong and misleading analysis. The person does not even know the basic of ecology and energy.

[@salmaniqbal68]

China our india galat dam bana raha hai ?

[@malikfahadkhanjoyia2672]

Wind and solar power are the solution. 🙌

[@karthikprabhu7618]

Wish you had gone to a school rather than a madrasa

[@mm......k584]

bhaiya, wind energy k bhi ecological side effects hain. mainly, mass killings of migrating birds. kuch parh lo thora.

[@malikfahadkhanjoyia2672]

@@karthikprabhu7618 i believe you third class is in third standards.

[@malikfahadkhanjoyia2672]

@@mm......k584 Dams have bigger problems than any other way. Rivers are dying. Wind energy has this issue but not as you think.

[@karthikprabhu7618]

@@malikfahadkhanjoyia2672 I know this might be hard to understand for madrasachaaps - Problems with solar nd wind - 1. The sun is available only for 12 hr and wind is not always blowing in the same speed. 2. You can't store so much energy, there isn't enough lithium on earth to fulfill those demands.

[@hamzamehmood1976]

Will he tell about how we get electricity at night with solar energy only?

[@malikfahadkhanjoyia2672]

Wind energy is the biggest solution of your idiotic question. Pakistan has a capacity to generate 1 lakh megawatt through it.

[@shakeelmassan]

You also save energy through big conservation system, Duh

[@PTI.Shorts]

Is sy banda pochay k dams k na bnatay tu bijli kesy bnti Pakistan main? tab tu solar b ni thaa 😂😂. bra aya intellectual 😂😂

[@mehreenmustafa7315]

Excellent report 👏 totally sane and logical

[@aimanrabbani511]

Irrational approach to narrate one side of story

[@slayer_dan]

Pakistan gets 80% of its water in barely 2 months duration and rest 20% in remaining months. Demographically we need more than a dozens of dams, but the economic effect should also be translated for the local habitants. And I could not get in which metrix he is comparing solar and hydro, but it was a very biased point.

[@AyazSamo]

Pakistan need solar energy. Water is for agricultural not electricity.

[@pirtawseef5945]

@@AyazSamo we should use water for both purposes,,, it can generate electricity further used in agriculture..

[@AyazSamo]

@@pirtawseef5945 Hydroenegy is not sustainable solutions due to slit issues. We need water for lands. However wise use of water through technology could save us some water that could be used for drinking and sending to ocean. Ocean has destroyed life at delta due to rise in saline water in Thatta and Badeen.

[@Muhammad9599]

What about the impact on environment of those 12 dams which we need demographically. Plz shed some light on that.

[@anordinaryman3885]

@@AyazSamo Samo sab U better ask this idiot how on earth dam r going to produce electricity in winter when upstream river is going freeze.

[@BilalAhmed-lr6mp]

He might be a hydrologist and knows alot about impact of dams river canals etc but he is properly uneducated on power generation front. He should refrain about giving alternate solution about Pak power crisis instead should educate about alternate solution to flood protection

[@ahmadkokab1130]

yay brilliant mind kahi sindh ya PP ka to ni... idiots wali baat kr raha yay kah raha puri dunya pagal ha...

[@alihaiddr5995]

Dr Sahib..Misconstrued.......Ager dam na HOTA to tabahee double aattee

[@ironman765]

Raat ko solar khaa sy ayy ga

[@a.kedits8720]

Another propagandist

[@stealthattack2209]

Another "expert" telling us that dams are not important.

[@anordinaryman3885]

At least U accept the fact that U know he knows better.

[@stealthattack2209]

@@anordinaryman3885 Was the sarcasm not obvious?

[@happyworld7555]

India k pittu

[@Liferevolution77]

Bewakoof baatein

[@r.b6170]

یہ صاحب ادھوری بات کر رہے ہیں؛ ڈیم کے مثبت پہلو نہیں بتا رہے۔

[@farmanahmed965]

Not Agreed with Dr