Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal
Coverage of Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal in the Nexus archive.
- CM Murad approaches PM Shehbaz for restoration of curtailed water supplies
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has requested Prime Minister Mian Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif to halt dam filling and address Sindh's 41% water shortfall, citing unfair diversions to Punjab's link canals. He emphasized adherence to the 1991 Water Apportionment Accord and highlighted Sindh's reduced canal withdrawals despite increased river inflows.
- Irrigation water shortage in Sindh reaches alarming level
Sindh's Right Bank Canal System faces critical irrigation water shortages, with deficits of 64.1% in the North West Canal, 82.0% in the Dadu Canal, and 38.0% in the Rice Canal. Punjab's over-withdrawal of water and the operation of the Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal exacerbate the crisis, violating the 1991 Water Apportionment Accord and threatening agricultural areas in Larkana, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Balochistan, and Sukkur.