Four canals, saline water drains develop breaches

UMERKOT: Four canals in Umerkot district and a saline water drain near Mehar town in Dadu district developed breaches during heavy rains on Thursday, inundating over 200 villages and destroying crops on several hundred acres.

Darelo canal, Khahi minor and Sarhari minor developed breaches, flooding Pithoro town, Umerkot-Chhor road, Samaro-Umerkot and Umerkot-Mirpurkhas road near Bachao Bund and Bachao Bund-Samaro road, which came under eight foot water.

Water level in Noor canal, Soofi minor, Kotwah and Hakro natural rain drains have also reached alarming level.

The rain has destroyed cotton crop on thousands of acres and caused hundreds of houses to collapse while a large number of livestock perished in rains.

Meanwhile, the breach in Hiral drain which developed three days back has not been plugged yet. Chhata minor has also developed breach near Samaro.

In Dadu district, a saline water drain developed eight breaches near Mehar town, inundating 200 villages and Indus Highway at Larkana-Mehar bypass and was closing in on Mehar town.

Likewise, a breach in saline water drain near Khairpur Nathan Shah reached the town and residents started to move to safe places.