MIRPURKHAS: Persisting water shortage has adversely affected the owing of cotton and chili crops at the tail-end of Mirpurkhas, Umerkot and Tharparkar districts.
According to an irrigation official, 9,600 cusecs water is being supplied at the head of Nara Canal against its demand of 16,000 cusecs. Owing to the shortage, water rotation programme in Jamrao, Mithrao and Thar divisions of irrigation department is being strictly implemented to ensure access of water to the tail-end of the canals.
However, reports said that over 100 channels in the command area of Nara Canal were lying dry after the rotation programme. Nara Canal fed by Sukkur Barrage supplies water to Sukkur, Khairpur, Sanghar, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas and Tharparkar districts.
Sindh Farmer Organisations’ Council chairman Javed Junejo and vice- president of the Sindh Abadgar Board, Mirpurkhas chapter, Haji Abdul Ghafoor Maher regretted that due to shortage of water in Nara Canal, tail-end districts were adversely affected as abadgars failed to sow cotton and chilli crops in Mirpurkhas, Umerkot and Tharparkar due to the scarcity.
If these crops were not sown on time, their production would be reduced, they said, adding that water shortage had also hit sugarcane, onion, vegetables crops.
Adversely affected areas include Jhillori, Kot Ghulam Mohammad, Khaan, Patoyoon, Phuladiyoon, Sindhri, Pithoro, Umerkot, Chhore, Samaro, Kunri, Kot Ghulam Mohammad, Mirwah Gorchani, Digri, Tando Jan Mohammad, Jhuddo, Naukot and Kaloi.
They demanded that the government should ensure required supply of water in Nara canal and ensure timely sowing of seasonal crops.
Our Umerkot correspondent adds: Growers of Umerkot took out a procession and staged a sit-in here on Monday against non-provision of water to their land which receives water Sanwari miner canal.
Carrying placards, growers led by Abdul Samad Chandio were chanting slogans against the irrigation department. When they observed the sit-in at the Kunri-Umerkot road, vehicular traffic plying to Umerkot and other towns remained suspended for four hours.
According to an irrigation official, 9,600 cusecs water is being supplied at the head of Nara Canal against its demand of 16,000 cusecs. Owing to the shortage, water rotation programme in Jamrao, Mithrao and Thar divisions of irrigation department is being strictly implemented to ensure access of water to the tail-end of the canals.
However, reports said that over 100 channels in the command area of Nara Canal were lying dry after the rotation programme. Nara Canal fed by Sukkur Barrage supplies water to Sukkur, Khairpur, Sanghar, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas and Tharparkar districts.
Sindh Farmer Organisations’ Council chairman Javed Junejo and vice- president of the Sindh Abadgar Board, Mirpurkhas chapter, Haji Abdul Ghafoor Maher regretted that due to shortage of water in Nara Canal, tail-end districts were adversely affected as abadgars failed to sow cotton and chilli crops in Mirpurkhas, Umerkot and Tharparkar due to the scarcity.
If these crops were not sown on time, their production would be reduced, they said, adding that water shortage had also hit sugarcane, onion, vegetables crops.
Adversely affected areas include Jhillori, Kot Ghulam Mohammad, Khaan, Patoyoon, Phuladiyoon, Sindhri, Pithoro, Umerkot, Chhore, Samaro, Kunri, Kot Ghulam Mohammad, Mirwah Gorchani, Digri, Tando Jan Mohammad, Jhuddo, Naukot and Kaloi.
They demanded that the government should ensure required supply of water in Nara canal and ensure timely sowing of seasonal crops.
Our Umerkot correspondent adds: Growers of Umerkot took out a procession and staged a sit-in here on Monday against non-provision of water to their land which receives water Sanwari miner canal.
Carrying placards, growers led by Abdul Samad Chandio were chanting slogans against the irrigation department. When they observed the sit-in at the Kunri-Umerkot road, vehicular traffic plying to Umerkot and other towns remained suspended for four hours.
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