116-km long Akram Canal to be rehabilitated: Francios Onimus.

HYDERABAD -- The World Bank's co-team leader for Sindh Irrigation and Water Transformation (SWAT) project Francios Oni[1]mus has said 116 kilometers long Akram Canal, which springs from Kotri barrage in Jamshoro district, is going to be rehabilitated. At a meeting in the office of Sindh Irrigation and Drain[1]age Authority (SIDA) here on Friday Onimus apprised that after the rehabilitation the canal would start tak[1]ing water as per its capacity of 4,200 cusecs, up from the existing peak of 2,700 cusecs. He recalled that the canal was commissioned in 1964 with a capacity of 4,200 cusecs but it could carry a maximum of 2,700 cusecs because of tech[1]nical faults. He...

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