Sindh experts find ‘construction halted’ at Cholistan canal site

• Team sent by Sindh CM submits its report
• Site visit finds short strip of land excavated, machinery lying idle

HYDERABAD: Work on a small stretch of the contentious Cholistan Flood Feeder canal had been initiated before construction was stopped — ostensibly due to the controversy surrounding the new irrigation channel — a team of irrigation experts sent to the area by the Sindh chief minister has found.

The team of retired and serving senior irrigation officers recently submitted...