KARACHI: The Sindh government has allocated an amount of Rs 40.4 billion for irrigation sector for the next financial year 2017-18.
Delivering his speech on budget 2017-18 in Sindh Assembly, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said that in the next year, the government would work on different important irrigation schemes. Rs 15 billion have been allocated for lining of main canals in Sindh. C.C Lining along Mehrabpur Branch RD 0 to 28+200, KhudaBux MinorRD 0 to 29, Langerji Minor at a cost of PKR 125 million.
C.C Lining of Amerji Branch from RD 0/0 to 82/0 (Tail) includingStructures at a cost of Rs 200 million. Rs 263 million for Increasing Carrying Capacity of Discharge in NW Canal & Khirthar Branch. Installation of Solar Tubewells at a cost of Rs 125 million.
Lining of Surhari, Brandi, Maldasi, Shahdadpur Minors and Ujjano,LundoDistry at a cost of Rs 125 million. Construction / replacement of Regulator at 19th Mile of Begari Canal at a cost of Rs 150 million. Rs 250 million will be spent on emergent works in anticipation of Flood during monsoon season 2017 and Rain Emergency. Construction of T-Head Spurs, providing stone pitching and stone aprons along LS Bund Mile, Dadu at a cost of Rs 980 million while Rs 4.5 billion for Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Water Project for Thar.
The project of Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD) is being implemented at a satisfactory pace.
The project stretching from Sehwan to Arabian Sea is being executed by 5-Corps Engineers. After completion of this project, a major important water reservoir at Manchhar Lake will be protected from
pollution. It will provide a route for disposal of drainage effluent thus fertility of Right Bank of River Indus will be restored.
