ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has decided on a reduction of 18% in the water share of Sindh and Punjab in the Rabi 2016 crop-sowing season, which commences from October 1.
Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, however, have been exempted from the impact of water shortage as their demand is relatively lower than Sindh and Punjab.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Irsa Advisory Council on Friday, which met to finalise the share of provinces in the light of water availability during the Rabi season.
