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Arrangements of Eid Milad-un-Nabi review

Urdu Point 12 Oct 2021
The administration of Sukkur Municipal Corporation (SMC) is making all necessary arrangements to facilitate the participants of the processions and all programs which are being organized in connection with the Eid Milad-un-Nabi (Peace Be Upon Him), in the limits of the Sukkur on Tuesday.
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Sindh rejects plan to revisit 1991 water accord

Dawn 12 Oct 2021
KARACHI ... The offer to revisit the 1991 water accord was made by the federal minister during a meeting with the chief minister here at CM House ... Three-tier formula ... Afterwards, he added, several other headworks were built across the tributary’s rivers from 1882-1901 and the first barrage across Indus, namely Sukkur Barrage, was constructed in 1932 ... .
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From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1971: Fifty Years Ago: Talks on water crisis

Dawn 11 Oct 2021
KARACHI ... The winter crop of the province, “Rabi” which is yet to be sown, is also likely to be affected... And hence, they say, there is a shortage of only 400 cusecs per day at Sukkur Barrage in the usual withdrawal of 45,000 cusecs ... .
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Irsa draws ire of Sindh by invoking controversial three-tier formula

Dawn 05 Oct 2021
HYDERABAD ... The federal government had ‘zero’ share in water but its member had voting right in Irsa ... In the just concluded kharif season, cultivation of rice crop has been delayed in the right bank areas of Sindh’s upper region fed by Sukkur barrage’s North Western Canal and Rice Canal because of belated arrival of water flows ... .
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Sindh govt destroyed Sukkur, turtles, dolphins becoming extinct: SC

The News International 25 Sep 2021
The Supreme Court (SC) came down hard on the Sindh government Friday, saying they had destroyed Sukkur and even failed to protect endangered wildlife near the River Indus ... “We have seen the situation of Sukkur ... The Lab-e-Mehran Park is located on the right bank of the River Indus, adjacent to the Sukkur Barrage.
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Municipal Commissioner directs to expedite campaign for killing dogs

Urdu Point 19 Sep 2021
Meanwhile, a group of residents of Jillani Road, Minara Road, Thallah, Ghareeb Abad, Mosa Street, old Sukkur and Barrage Colony residence have pointed out that stray dogs are moving on streets and roads there in formations/herds.
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Tarbela Dam attains maximum conservation level

Dawn 02 Sep 2021
The country’s total live storage capacity including that of Chashma barrage stood at 10.137MAF on Wednesday ... Inflows at Sukkur Barrage were reported at 75,500 cusecs against outflows of 28,200 cusecs while Kotri inflows stood at 26,900 cusecs against outflows of just 400 cusecs.
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Pakistan's Sindh urges IRSA to stop water release into link canals as province faces another shortage

Yahoo Daily News 25 Aug 2021
Read full article. ANI ... Kharif crops have been badly affected in command areas of the right bank canals of Sukkur barrage ... Earlier, the chief engineer of Sindh's Guddu Barrage has also advised growers not to go for paddy sowing in May and June as the barrage as well as the province are experiencing 'worst water shortage in 60 years.' ... ANI ... .
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Sindh Irrigation Minister chairs meeting of Indus River Commission

Urdu Point 23 Aug 2021
The meeting was attended by the Secretary Irrigation department, Suhail Ahmed, Chief Engineer Sukkur, Syed Sardar Ali ... A three-member committee is consisted in this regard comprising Chief Engineer Sukkur Barrage, Chief Engineer Guddu Barrage and Managing Director SIDA, he added.
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Minister fears agriculture production badly affected in Sindh due to water shortage

Urdu Point 18 Aug 2021
HYDERABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Aug, 2021 ) .Provincial Minister for Irrigation Jam Khan Shoro on Wednesday said production of Kharif crops would be affected in Sindh due to acute shortage of water ... Minister said he had visited Guddu, Sukkur and Kotri barrages and personally monitored water situation which was not satisfactory.
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Sindh worried over fresh dip in flows, asks Irsa to restrict water release for CJ, TP link canals

Dawn 16 Aug 2021
Sukkur barrage’s right bank canals ... Balochistan has been clamouring against unavailability of its share of water in Sukkur barrage, so are the barrage’s right bank canals’ growers who have cried hoarse over shortage of water, forcing outgoing and new ministers of irrigation to visit Qambar-Shahdadkot area and Sukkur barrage to assess the situation.
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A Sindhri empire

Dawn 16 Aug 2021
Early morning travel from Hyderabad to Mirpurkhas has always been a pleasant experience ... Blossoming flowers of the mustard crop are a treat to watch in winter ... Agricultural lands in Mirpurkhas are fed by the perennial 220-miles long Nara canal through its east and west Jamrao channels after the canal emanates from the Sukkur barrage on its left side.
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SCA expresses dismay over delay in issuance of Peasant Cards by Sindh govt

Urdu Point 07 Aug 2021
The Chamber expresses grave concern over persistent shortage of irrigation water in the tail-end regions of Sindh's canals and this situation exists even after declaring low flood at the Guddu barrage, he added. Shah claimed that the tail end areas of all the canals flowing from Guddu, Sukkur and Kotri barrages were reporting shortage of water ... ....
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WB stresses on BMU to monitor Sindh barrages, Indus River

The News International 19 Jul 2021
World Bank Task Team leader Francois Onimous has emphasized on establishment of a barrage management unit which will repair, maintain and operate Guddu, Sukkur and Kotri barrages ... Onimous stated, “Right canals of Sukkur Barrage, Dadu, Rice and NWC, are facing ...
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Kashmore-Kandhkot’s history of waterworks

Dawn 19 Jul 2021
Guddu Barrage had started its operations in 1962, after the Sukkur barrage’s operation in 1932. Guddu is located about 117 miles below Panjnad, 59 miles below the confluence point at Kot Mithan and about 110 miles from Sukkur Barrage upstream ... Currently, the distance between Kandhkot and Ghotki via Guddu Barrage is 151km and via Sukkur around 170km.
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