Canals to be desilted after a decade
Besides the oiling and greasing of the gates, flooring and filter blocks of Sukkur Barrage and its canals will also be examined to repair them if needed during the annual maintenance. PHOTO: FILE
The government has announced to start desilting of 1,112 canals in Punjab from December 26. The desilting process is being carried out after lapse of 10 years.
Canals desilting will continue till January 20. Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi assigned a monitoring task to all the divisional commissioners for the canals desilting.
The CM directed the commissioners to remain in the field during canals desilting so as to oversee all affairs.
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Naqvi directed to pay complete attention on the canals repairing along with their desilting. The CM while ordering to undertake an effective action for the eradication of canal water theft directed the administrative officers to launch an effective crackdown in their concerned districts in this regard.
He presided over a meeting at CM Office in which steps being undertaken for the desilting programme and eradication of canal water theft were reviewed.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 11th, 2023.