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Riaz Missen hosted a special program ‘Do we really need dams to overcome water scarcity?’ Water scientist Dr. Hassan Abbas was of the view that we have more than enough waters to cater to our drinking and agricultural needs given we turn to latest irrigation technologies and abandon the old dam-based infrastructure. The existing dams only serve 10 percent need for cropping the rest comes through run off canals. Shehryar Shafique, inland navigation expert said that releasing more water into Indus may help us initiate water transportation to significantly cut down energy import bill, for inland navigation is the cheapest means for goods transportation. Najib Ahmad said the ongoing campaign for new dams is misleading as the reservoirs end up in dislocation and marginalization of riverine communities, endanger biodiversity and ultimately, cause food insecurity.