Now in its 20th year, March 14 welcomes the International Day of Action for Rivers. Every year, tens of thousands of people across the globe lift their voices to celebrate the world’s rivers as the source of all life. It is a day to unite by acting together; we demonstrate that these issues are not merely local, but global in scope. We have the power to protect these vital lifelines but only if we join together to stand up and speak out with the power of collective action. The International Day of Action for Rivers celebrates, and demands improvement in the policies and practices of decision makers for the better governance of water for life, — across all its forms as lakes, wetlands, rivers and oceans. This Day the global assemblies strive to educate one another about the threats and opportunities to create and sustain responsible water use, including the production of energy. Across the world the greed of capitalism has created water crises. Asia in general and South Asia in particular is no exception. This region is marred with complex and multidimensional aspects of water crises. Not only the brute availability of water has declined, but also the health of water bodies has been badly affected. A deep probe into the issue reveals that water crisis has been created by weak and deliberate mal-governance. Both wrong incentives and lack of penalties have led to major ecological disasters. These include deforestation, destruction of wetlands, dumping of industrial waste into waterways, construction of dams, overexploitation of the major river systems, corporate control on water resources and unplanned urbanization due to increasing population pressure. All these issues pose serious threats to life and health of people and water systems of South Asian River Systems, including Indus river system. Our analysis reveals that anti-human and anti-environment policies have been applied and imposed in South Asia with the same rapacity as colonial powers did to impose control over citizens. Post-independence, growth policies have become excuses for privatization and in favor of corporate monopolies rather than protection of the commons for public welfare. Among regions around the world, South Asia is the second number in the construction of large dams. Pursuing neo-colonial control over natural resources, the ecological consequences have become hazardous to life and livelihood. Among the multiple water issues, drastic decrease of water (and enriching silt) for the delta downstream of Kotri Barrage is an intolerable fact. Continuing with various plans of dams and diversions on Indus River is a continuing assault on the ecology of the Indus Basin. We must recognize it as a threat of the highest order, even when producing hydropower is the defense. Transboundary governance must also be informed by the deadly nature of coal plants. No nation in the region can become better in isolation. Banning all coal power plants on rivers and on coast in Pakistan will still bring suffering for Pakistan if other South Asian countries continue with their deadly plans for massive expansion of coal energy. The impacts will not be limited directly through shared oceans and river basins. Indirectly but substantial adverse impacts will be unavoidable through the production of acid rain from coal pollution. Furthermore, any increase in global warming will affect Pakistan when other countries in the region including China expand carbon emissions in rising fossil fuel consumption, and by methane emissions in additional storage dams. The World Bank President must be listened to very seriously in his warning if the entire (Asian) region implements the coal-based plans right now, I think we are finished. That would spell disaster for us and our planet. Hence, Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum has planned to celebrate the International Rivers Day with a 14-day campaign named as Sindh Peoples Caravan. This 14-day long campaign will start from March 1, 2017 and after visiting the Sindh province will culminate on March 14, 2017 in the form of a massive people’s assembly that will be participated by thousands of peoples fishing and peasant communities, civil society members, academia, government officials, media and other stakeholders. The Sindh Peoples Caravan celebrating the International Rivers Day will be carried out under the theme; Protect Our Rivers and Delta. Taking into consideration the aims and objectives of the International Rivers Day, the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum has planned to highlight the restoration of rivers in general in the River Indus in particular, the fresh water flow of 35 MAF Kotri downstream, the protection of Indus Delta and provision of fresh water in all the inland fresh water natural lakes.