PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT
LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR
MONDAY THE 15TH JANUARY, 2018
*1141. MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Irrigation be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that the government intends to post rangers on canals to stop water stealing;
(b) If answer to (a) above be in the affirmative, the details thereof?
ANSWER
SYED MURAD ALI SHAH (Chief Minister), Minister for Irrigation:
There is no proposal to deploy Rangers on canals. The Irrigation Department with the assistance/help of Police Department is continuously watching the canals.
*1144. MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Irrigation be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that an island on 50 acres has been developed in Sukkur Barrage and it is cultivated resulting threat of loss to irrigation system and due to developing mounds on the left side of Barrage creating problem to provide water to Rice and Dadu Canal;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the reasons thereof alongwith the action taken by the Government?
ANSWER
SYED MURAD ALI SHAH (Chief Minister), Minister for Irrigation:
After the commissioning barrage in 1932, it was experienced that the right bank canals (Dadu canal, Rice canal and NW canal) were depositing silt on a large scale. The hydraulic model was run in 1938 at Poona India. As such some river training works were recommended and carried out in 1938-40.
As a result of that ten (10) gates out of sixty six (66) Barrage gates were closed on right side and an island was artificial created. This island comprises over 38 acres but not 50 acres.
The function of barrage is to maintain upstream water level by way of regulation of the gates in order to supply required water into the off-taking canals, hence gates are functioning and required water is supplied to Rice, Dadu and NWC by raising the water level in the upstream of River Indus. No loss to Irrigation system due to position of silt in front of gate no.6 to 14.
*1670. MS. RANA ANSAR: Will the Minister for Irrigation be pleased to state:-
Number of schemes and fund spent on the embankment of river Indus after flood of 2010?
ANSWER
SYED MURAD ALI SHAH (Chief Minister), Minister for Irrigation:
The restoration and rehabilitation works were carried out on the left and right side embankment of Indus including FP Bund.
Number of Schemes =170.
Expenditure amount= Rs.18,29,74,74,866/-
These schemes were carried out under funds provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) FERP, as well as by Sindh Government as counterpart share.
*2080. MS. HEER SOHO: Will the Minister for Irrigation be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that small dams organization was established for construction of small dams in the province;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the details thereof?
ANSWER
SYED MURAD ALI SHAH (Chief Minister), Minister for Irrigation:
Yes, Small Dams Organization was establishment for construction of Small Dams in Sindh Province in the year 2007-08.
The Small Dams Organization Sindh has completed 35 Nos. Small Storage/Recharge Dams in Nagarparkar and Kohistan Regions of Sindh Province while the work on 23 Nos. Recharge Dams is also in Progress.
*2993. MR. KAMRAN AKHTAR: Will the Minister for Irrigation be pleased to state:-
(a) Whether there are any plans for lining the main canals network and to reduce water losses/salinity to save valuable lands in the province;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the details thereof?
ANSWER
SYED MURAD ALI SHAH (Chief Minister), Minister for Irrigation:
There is plan for lining of Rohri Main Canal from RD.616 to RD.647, which has been approved on 03-12-2014 the detail is at Annexure, placed on the Table of the House.
*3302. MR. SHAHARYAR KHAN MAHAR: Will the Minister for Irrigation be pleased to state:-
Fuel and maintenance allowance released for the generators being used to run the pumping stations to drain excess water at Masiti and Ruk Pumping Station of taluka Lakhi, district Shikarpur?
ANSWER
SYED MURAD ALI SHAH (Chief Minister), Minister for Irrigation:
It is to state that the Government had released funds amounting to Rs.13.50 Million for the fuel and maintenance if Generators of Shikarpur Drainage Division during the year 2014-2015. The detail of funds utilized on the operation of generators installed at Ruk and Masti Pumping stations is as under:-
S.No.
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Name of Pumping Station
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No. of Generators
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Quantity of Diesel Utilized
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Amount Utilized (Rs)
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1.
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Ruk Pumping Stations
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2
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40400 Ltrs
41300 Ltrs
81700 Ltrs
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Rs.4524800
Rs.4625600
Rs.9150400
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2.
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Masti Pumping Station
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1
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24600 Ltrs
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Rs.2755200
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Total
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106300 Ltrs
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Rs.11905600
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*5800. MR. KHURRAM SHER ZAMAN: Will the Minister for Irrigation be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that Indus Delta is facing severe degradation mainly because of drastically low flow of fresh water downstream Kotri barrage;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, department’s plan to tackle the issue?
ANSWER
SYED MURAD ALI SHAH (Chief Minister), Minister for Irrigation:
Yes, the province of Sindh mainly constitute of deposition of silt brought by flows of River Indus during millions of years. With utilization of water for purpose of raising crops the flows into Arabian Sea has disseminated which has caused the silt deposition process to reverse, resulting sea intrusion and degradation of lands in coastal belt. The irrigation Department has been perusing the allocation of water for minimal escapades downstream Kotri Barrage, to IRSA, which is provided in case of availability in the dams, which facilities growth of mangrove forests in the deltaic region.
Karachi:- G. M. Umar Farooq
the 12th Jan., 2018 Secretary
Provincial Assembly of Sindh
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