Jhudo, a town in the Mirpurkhas district, and Hayat Khaskheli village in the Badin district are already under rainwater for the last two weeks. The evacuation was ordered because of the possible cut in the LBOD by the Irrigation Department or a natural breech at any weak point. “I fear several areas will go under water in case the water does not get space,” Sindh Culture Minister Syed Sardar Shah warned. Malkani indicated that the authorities wanted to make the cut at RD 211 – also known as Zero Point of the LBOD. “Authorities wanted to make a cut at RD 211 but residents staged a protest against it,” Malkani said.

Source: The Nation September 15, 2022 05:21 UTC