MULTAN: The irrigation department recovered over Rs 149.6 million water rates (Abiana) from growers in Multan zone during the Rabi season 2015-16 and khareef 2016.
According to official sources, teams recovered over Rs 30 million water rates from Multan, Rs 10 million from Lodhran, about Rs 67 million from Vehari and over Rs 41 million from Pakpattan during the Rabi season 2015-16 and Khareef-2016 from July 2016 to May 31, 2017.
Meanwhile, over Rs 4.3 million water charges (Tawan) were recovered from four districts, including Rs 9675 from Multan, Rs 3.5 million from Lodhran, Rs 280020 Vehari and Rs 7744 from Pakpattan district during the said period. The irrigation teams continued raids to control water pilferage across the region to provide water to tail-end growers properly, the sources concluded.
