Water shortage in Kirthar Canal threatens Balochistan’s crops

DERA MURAD JAMALI: Landowners in Usta Muhammad and other areas of Balochistan have expressed fears that their standing crops might get destroyed due to reduced water supply from Sindh.

Balochistan, an arid region with no major river flowing through it, depends on supply from the Indus River to irrigate land in many areas.

Kirthar Canal, the main watercourse connecting the two provinces, was facing an acute water shortage from Sindh due to a sharp dip in the water level at the origin point — Sukkur Barrage.