ISLAMABAD: The secretary of irrigation for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has assumed the position of Irsa chairman until the appointment of a regular KP member, the Indus River System Authority announced on Friday.
The appointment of Engineer Sahibzada Muhammad Shabir, who was nominated by KP as its member on September 10, has been delayed by the federal government.
“Muhammad Ayaz, Secretary Water system Department, Legislature of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa/Member Irsa KP has accepted the charge of the workplace of Irsa executive with impact from Oct 18, 2024, till the arrangement of customary part KP,” said the notice gave by the controller.
Following the completion of Engineer Zahid Abbas’s four-year tenure, the position of KP’s Irsa member has been vacant since May 8. Over the accompanying a half year, the KP government couldn’t name his replacement. Intriguingly, it took the KP government six years to appoint its current member, who will retire in May 2020.
The chairmanship is rotated annually among the four provincial members and a federal representative in accordance with Irsa regulations. The turn starts with Balochistan, followed by KP, Punjab, Sindh and the national government. After Abdul Hameed Mengal, a member of Balochistan, completed his one-year term, the chairmanship became vacant on October 17.
The law likewise expected that without even a trace of a part addressing a region, the secretary water system division of that territory ought to address that region. The irrigation secretary is automatically a member of the KP and, as a result, the chairman of the Irsa. Interestingly, Mr. Ayaz missed very few Irsa meetings while the KP member position was vacant.
