Shoro accuses PM of running Sindh dry

Says government wants to destroy the agriculture sector

KARACHI:

Sindh Minister for Irrigation Department Jam Khan Shoro has said that Imran Khan's government wants to destroy the agriculture sector of the province by creating water scarcity.

"The Sindh government has been bearing the loss of billions of rupees due to the wrong planning of Left Bank Outfall Drainage project. The PTI government and IRSA are on the same page in destroying the lands and agriculture sector of the province," he said.

This he stated while visiting different districts of the Sindh province including Mirpurkhas, Badin, Tando Allahyar and other areas to inspect the water situation and reported damages causing due to LBOD project.

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Jam Khan Shoro said that the Sindh province, particularly its tail-end areas, are becoming barren due to water scarcity and sea intrusion. He warned that those who are trying to destroy the province's agriculture will not find a place to hide themselves, even in Islamabad.

Meanwhile, Shoro visited different areas of Mirpurkhas, Badin, Umerkot districts to review the overall irrigated water situation and to inspect the condition of Mirpurkhas' main drain, Paran Doro, Hakro Doro and LBOD.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 9^th, 2021.