FAISALABAD. March 23: Scientists should introduce water-recycling technology to meet water shortage, says Prof Dr Khalid Mehmood, Vice-Chancellor of the Barani

(Arid) University, Rawalpindi.

Addressing a function on international water day here, he said that nature recycled the used water to cater to the needs of water in addition to maintaining the ecological balance.

In African state Namibia, he said water was scientifically recycled for reuse. He also stressed the need to soften sea water for domestic use.

Prof Dr Riaz Hussain Qureshi, Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, in his address of welcome underlined the need to build new dams. He warned that Pakistan would experience a water crisis in near future if immediate measures were not taken to save water.

The VC said that various university departments were working to overcome the water shortage. However, collaborated efforts could yield better results and help increase agriculture production.

He said that the UAF had achieved 78 maund per acre wheat yield through better management with minimum use of water.

He said that the results of this research work should be disseminated to the farmers enabling them to face any drought-like situation.—APP