116km 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 Onimus 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 Drainage Authority (SIDA) here on Friday Onimus apprised that after the rehabilitation the canal would start taking 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 technical faults.

He said under the project the canal would undergo lining, reinforcement of its embankments, hydraulic structure head regulators and cross regulators besides construction of some bridges and retaining wall.

According to Onimus, the lining work would be carried out on a stretch of 59 km from Reduced Distance (RD) 0 to RD 19...