HYDERABAD: A meeting of the Sindh Abadgar Ittehad was held in Matiari under the chairmanship of its president, Nawab Zubair Talpur, where farmers raised concerns over water distribution, agricultural input costs, and crop support prices.
The participants criticized the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) for allocating Sindh’s share of water at the Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal instead of ensuring the province receives its due share at Guddu Barrage. Growers said Sindh is already receiving less than its allocated water share and described the diversion of water from the Indus River to flood canals as a grave injustice. They demanded the immediate closure of such canals.
The participants alleged that although Sukkur Barrage canals are currently receiving sufficient water, mismanagement, corruption, and inefficiency within the Irrigation Department have created an artificial water shortage in tail-end areas.
