Summary
- Four main water channels of District Thatta, including Kalri Baghar, Sakro, Jam Wah, and Udero Lal, have turned dry, inducing a dearth of water in more than 40 union councils of District Thatta.
- According to the claims made by the Irrigation Department of District Thatta, the water scarcity has reached a high of 60 percent, following which the main Kalri Baghar Water Channel has only been receiving 2,800 cusecs of water, which is not sufficient to address the needs of District Thatta.
- Another grower, Ali Nawaz Jakhro, said that 30 key water arteries responsible for the supply of water to urban as well as low-lying areas of District Thatta have been running dry, taking things from bad to worse for local growers.
THATTA: Scarcity of irrigation water has triggered an alarming situation in District Thatta and Sujawal, the districts located along the coastline of the province.
Four main water channels of District Thatta, including Kalri Baghar, Sakro, Jam Wah, and Udero Lal, have turned dry, inducing a dearth of water in more than 40 union councils of District Thatta. According to the claims made by the Irrigation Department of District Thatta, the water scarcity has reached a high of 60 percent, following which the main Kalri Baghar Water Channel has only been receiving 2,800 cusecs of water, which is not sufficient to address the needs of District Thatta.
Local growers across the district, lamenting over the ongoing state of affairs, stated that the shortage of water has left an adverse effect on the cultivation of paddy, and if these circumstances persist as they are, it would be a nightmare for the economy of the district as paddy has been one of the high-yielding crops of the district.
Muhammad Bux Khaskheli, a local grower, said that the paddy could not bring desired results for the growers during the past few years owing to non-judicious and delayed supply of water.
Another grower, Ali Nawaz Jakhro, said that 30 key water arteries responsible for the supply of water to urban as well as low-lying areas of District Thatta have been running dry, taking things from bad to worse for local growers.
Veteran politician and former MNA of the Pakistan People’s Party Dr Abdul Wahid Soomro has accused IRSA and Punjab of depriving Sindh of its due share of water.
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