Wheat crop in Sindh is likely to suffer very seriously due to acute water scarcity after losses of Kharif season. The growers who underwent huge losses due to their inability to sow paddy crop for acute water shortage have opined that they will also be deprived of sowing wheat crop during Rabbi season but there seems nobody to rescue them. Sindh Government seems to be busy in saving itself from JIT report recently submitted in the apex court than focusing on major issues confronted by the poor. In Northern Sindh areas including Dadu, Kambar-Shahdadkot, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Larkana districts and other areas growers are facing troubles after sowing wheat seed as barrage water has become a rare commodity. In some areas availability of water has even become very difficult before sowing of wheat crop and according to farmers 3 to 4 time water is to be given after sowing the crop. Many of the peasants who have already scattered wheat seed are still awaiting water. Many of the growers have decided to sow other crops such as mustard seed instead of wheat due to water scarcity. On inquiry it was learnt that 13,860 cusecs water was flowing at Sukkur Barrage in Indus River whereas downstream water was completely closed. According to irrigation officers who claimed that 9 ft water is being released into North West Canal and 9.3 ft into Dadu Canal. Published in Daily Times, January 5th 2019.