Naseerabad: Pat Feeder Canal officer directs uninterrupted water supply to farmers

Naseerabad: Pat Feeder Canal Executive Engineer Shamsul Mulk Badini has said that the fair and uninterrupted supply of irrigation water to farmers is among the top priorities of the Irrigation Department. He said all available resources were being used to improve the availability and supply of water in the command area of the Pat Feeder Canal so that the problems faced by farmers could be addressed.

Visit to Baba Kot

He said this during a visit to 621 RD of the Pat Feeder Canal at Baba Kot. There he reviewed in detail the system of canal water supply, flow and distribution. Sub-Divisional Officer Abdul Zahir Mengal briefed him in detail on the current state of irrigation water in Baba Kot and adjoining areas, the supply of canal water and the water being provided to farmers.

Directives and monitoring

Issuing directives to the staff present, Executive Engineer Shamsul Mulk Badini said the water shortage faced by farmers in Baba Kot should be taken seriously. He said effective steps should be taken to further increase the water supply, keeping Agriculture needs in view. He said agriculture was the backbone of the national economy and the livelihoods of thousands of farmers linked to the Pat Feeder Canal depended on the timely supply of irrigation water. He said no negligence in monitoring the canal system would be tolerated.

He directed the officers and staff concerned to make the canal water distribution system transparent and effective. He said special attention should be paid to ensuring that water reached tail-end farmers and that problems in the field were resolved immediately, so that farmers in Baba Kot and other agricultural areas could irrigate their crops on time.