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HYDERABAD, June 1: Sindh Irrigation Minister Pir Sadruddin Shah Rashdi has directed irrigation department and Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority officials to ensure that water supply through illegal means is stopped.
The minister was speaking at a meeting of Sida here on Saturday.
A participant of the meeting told this correspondent that the minister also issued instructions to the officials that tail-end growers should be provided their due share of water and no one should be allowed to tamper with watercourses.
The minister was informed about complaints regarding partisan attitude of some officials of Sida.
The meeting also discussed the Right Bank Outfall Drain project in the wake of complaints of growers that the design of the project had been changed which would result in destruction of agricultural lands.
The irrigation officials claimed that the concerned growers wanted that the alignment of the RBOD project should be changed because they had their own interests. The meeting was attended by Sida chairman Abdul Haq, managing-director Rafi
Saffi Munshi, adviser to Sindh chief minister on Sida affairs Ali Akbar Nizamani and others.
UPLIFT WORKS: An amount of Rs100 million of the annual development fund of 2001-2002 has been spent on development works in union council-10 of the Latifabad taluka.
According to the performance report issued by taluka Nazim Mohammad Yusuf Qureshi, the amount was spent on construction of roads, repair of sewerage and drainage lines, maintenance of schools, installation of streetlights, disposal of rainwater and distribution of free books etc.
The report said the union council would allocated funds in the coming budget for construction of roads, establishment of an industrial home and setting up a home economics college.
It requested the area residents to avoid digging of roads for laying their drainage, water, gas and telephone lines.
WASA WARNING: The Water and Sanitation Authority will disconnect water supply to government organizations if they do not pay Wasa dues in three days.
This decision was taken at a meeting of Wasa officials held here the other day to evolve a strategy to recover the dues.
Latifabad Taluka Nazim Abdul Jabbar also attended the meeting.
