The Balochistan government has written a letter to the Sindh government for taking measures to release water allocated to the province under IRSA agreement. In the letter, it has been pointed out that Balochistan is facing severe water shortage in the Pit Feeder and Kherthar Canals. According to irrigation officials, Sindh is not releasing the water allocated to Balochistan under the IRSA Agreement.
Engineer Mudassar Zafar Khosa, Superintendent of Irrigation Nasirabad Circle, wrote a letter to the Sindh government, urging the Sindh government to take steps to immediately provide water to Balochistan.
The letter states that the water discharge in the Pit Feeder has reduced from 6500 to 2725 cusecs and the water supply in the Pit Feeder canal has decreased by 58 percent. Mudassar Zafar Khosa said Sindh is diverting water from the allocated portion of Balochistan to its canal network, and there is a risk that rice cultivation will be severely affected due to water shortage. The letter further suggested that third-party monitoring be carried out to oversee water distribution.