Growers close watercourses to save crops in Mirpurkhas.

MIRPURKHAS -- Landlords and abadgars have mostly closed their direct outlets and watercourses to save their cotton, chilli, onion, sugar cane and other crops from severe damages after their requirements of water fulfilled.

They feared that more water if released into the fields would destroy their crops.

Abadgars Muhammad Ali Bhurgari and Imamdin Maher said that heavy downpour had compelled the growers to close their watercourses and direct outlets and they were currently busy to save their crops by draining out accumulated rainwater from their agriculture fields.

They fear that the water level was increasing in the canals and LBOD drains with every passing day and the irrigation...