Quetta: Balochistan is facing severe water shortage in the
Pit Feeder and Kherthar Canal.
According to irrigation officials, Sindh is not getting the
water allocated to Balochistan under the IRSA agreement.
Superintendent of Irrigation, Nasirabad Circle Engineer,
Mudassar Zafar Khosa, wrote a letter to the Balochistan government, stating
that the Sindh government should immediately provide water to Balochistan.
The letter states that the water discharge in the Pit Feeder
has reduced from 6500 to 2725 cusecs and the water supply in the Pit Feeder
Canal has decreased by 58%.
Mudassar Zafar Khosa said that Sindh is diverting the water
allocated to Balochistan to its canal network, and rice cultivation is likely
to be severely affected due to water shortage.
The letter further suggested that third-party monitoring be
done to monitor the distribution of water.
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