BAHAWALNAGAR: A 100-foot-wide breach occurred at 6R Canal in Faqirwali due to collapse of the wall distributing its water, making it the second breach in this canal in 24 hours.

A wall at Head 37,000 collapsed due to extreme water pressure creating a 100-foot-wide breach at the canal. The collapsed wall had been built to distribute water to two adjacent canals. A 40-foot breach had occurred in the same canal on Monday.

The adjacent 1L canal was closed for plugging but due to the excessive water pressure, the situation worsened and the wall collapsed creating another major breach. The released water submerged several hundred acres.

Published in Dawn, October 22nd, 2014