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HYDERABAD, Oct 27: The government will take immediate remedial measures and the shortage of water will be resolved on a priority basis.
This was said by the Sindh Minister for irrigation, power, communication and works, Syed Eijaz Ali Shah Sheerazi, on Saturday.
Speaking to the growers, the minister said that the basic purpose of his tour was to apprise himself of the people’s problems, which would enable him to take immediate remedial measures.
Warning delinquent irrigation officials of strict action, he said the main cause of shortage of water was absence of rains.
He said that rotation programme was being implemented to overcome the problem.
During his visit of Sui Kandhar Shakh and Kalar Shakh, he issued the suspension order of Sub-engineer, Ghulam Rasool Gahato, on public complaints. He also directed for provision of two excavators to the area.
SECRETARY: The Sindh secretary for irrigation and power, Mohammad Hashim Leghari, said that the province would receive more water this year by comparison with the Rabi season last year because of sufficient storage of water at Tarbela and Mangla dams.
The secretary was speaking at a meeting of growers at the agriculture complex here on Sunday.
Dispelling the impression that Sindh had sold its water to Punjab, he said that the department was trying to use the available water in an optimum way besides wastage of water would be strictly controlled.
Earlier, the president of the Sindh Chamber of Agriculture, Syed, Qamaruzzaman Shah, apprised the secretary irrigation about problems faced by the growers.
ROTATION PROGRAMME: The water rotation programme for the channels in the Hala division Hala will be as follows: Khutiro minor, Odhiano distributary, Sarhari minor, Berandi minor and Nakur distributary of the Shahdadpur sub-division will open from Oct 29 and close on Nov 11, while Rano minor, Dabhri minor, Shaikhani minor, Chhar minor, Lakhisar minor and Wasan minor of Hala Saeedabad division will open from Nov 11 and close on Nov 22.
Similarly, Berani distributary, Moriani minor, Bhadar minor and Serhari minor of Tando Adam sub division will remain open between Nov 30 and Dec 7.
Gujhro minor, New minor, Rajpari minor, Noori minor, Kehi minor, Suikandar minor and Oderolal minor of Tando Adam sub- division will remain open from Dec 15 to Dec 23, and Jam distributary, Pano minor, Nusri minor, Miano minor and Khahrani minor of Masu sub-division will remain open from Dec 31 to Jan 6, 2003.
