MoEW concerns over low groundwater in country

Afghanistan Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) voiced concern over low groundwater in Afghanistan; warning the next generations will face water shortages if a solution would not be measured.

Officials in sector ministries say that Afghanistan has enough water and ground but a great management is needed.

“The groundwater is at risk and we should more use water on the floor that we would not face any water problem in the future,” Ali Ahmad Osmani, minister of energy and water said.

Afghanistan has a sizable supply of groundwater in many of the desert basins, including the Kabul Basin. Groundwater sits beneath the surface at depths ranging from about 1.5 to 68 meters. The groundwater is exploitable, even at those depths, and the Afghans have been using these resources for millennia.

Meanwhile, officials in the ministry of agriculture say that the country is facing food shortages which appropriate solutions need to be taken.

Minister of agriculture noted that the wheat harvest from 3.4 million reaches to 4.6 million tons, and the rice production from 260 thousand tons reach to 410 thousand tons, but still over 2 million and half of the Afghanistan population are facing food shortages.

In the meantime, the World Food Organization says that Afghanistan’s rural areas are facing severe food shortages.

The most severe drought in a decade is fueling a grave food crisis in Afghanistan that now threatens millions of people with food shortages and possible starvation.

a group of aid agencies have also warned that More than 2 million people are facing food shortages in northern Afghanistan after a drought and the situation could get even worse if winter snows cut off access to remote regions.