BADIN, Feb 25: Growers of seven Dehs of Badin taluka have accused irrigation officials of the Kadhan sub-division, Akram Wah division, of selling their share of water to landlords of the upstream of Noor Distributary, Kazia Wah.

The allegation was levelled by Mohammad Hashim Dal, Zahid Mallah and other farmers while talking to journalists here on Tuesday. They said that water was being stolen through unauthorised and tampered with watercourses and installing of unauthorised modules into the water channels by the influential landlords, backed by the irrigation officials.

They said that as a result, an artificial shortage of water had been created in their canals but water was available in Kazia Wah. They warned that if the situation persisted, thousands of acres of their lands in Lohan, Dheengar, Khalifa, Thath and four others Dehs would turn barren and the farmers would be compelled to migrate.

The farmers demanded that the higher authorities of the irrigation department should ensure that they were provided provision of their share of water. They also complained that the doors of 70- year-old regulator of Noor Wah were not properly functioning as their rings were loose, resulting into hurdle in water flow.