Farms on hundreds of acres as well as some residential areas were flooded after a breach in the embankment of the canal near Kot Faqira on Saturday.
The breach occurred in the morning. Wheat and sugarcane crops were affected.
Residents of the area demonstrated against the Irrigation Department for not responding promptly to the catastrophe they were facing.
The breach was finally plugged by the villagers.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 21st, 2013.
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