Ministry of Water Resources (Pakistan)

Ministry of Water Resources
وزارت آبی وسائل
Ministry overview
Formed4 August 2017 (2017-08-04); 6 year ago
Preceding Ministry
  • Ministry of Water & Power
JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
Headquarters6 Atatürk Ave, G-5/1, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
Annual budget79 Billion Rupees (2018-2019)
Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Websitemowr.gov.pk

The Ministry of Water Resources (Pakistan) Urdu: وزارت آبی وسائل, wazarat-e- aabi wasail (abbreviated as MoWR) is a Pakistan Government's federal and executive level ministry created on 4 August 2017 by then-Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. The ministry is headed by Pakistan Secretary of Water Resources. The ministry was created out of the Ministry of Water and Power, by depreciating the power division from the ministry, which was merged into the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources and converted into the Ministry of Energy.[1][2]

The Ministry has been tasked with the mission of development of country's water resources to meet future challenges of water shortage, provide visionary lead-ship role in National Water Policy formulation & implementation taking all stakeholders on board, by consistently embracing creativity, initiative, innovation and technology.[3] The current budget for the years FY 2018–2019, is 79 billion rupees.[4]

  1. ^ "DailyTimes | Cabinet takes oath: Abbasi creates seven new ministries". dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. ^ "PM constitutes seven new ministries". The Nation. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Mission Statement | Ministry Of Water Resources". mowr.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ^ "Existing overall Structure | Ministry of Water Resources". Retrieved 2019-04-06.