PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to construct the Tank Zam Dam to make effective use of the available water resources and ensure food security in the province.The decision was.
Water released into Machi Branch of upper Swat canal
July 3, 2021
PESHAWAR: Farmers of four districts, Malakand, Mardan, Swabi and Nowshera, took a sigh of relief as the irrigation department on Friday released water into the Machi Branch of upper Swat canal.
The water supply to the four districts was suspended on June 18, 2021 due to breach in the upper Swat canal. It created unrest among the farmers as they were concerned about their cash crops, which were largely damaged after not getting water for two weeks.
Local MPA Malik Shaukat Khan, Secretary Irrigation Tahir Orakzai, Chief Engineer (north) Nasir Ghafoor and other officials of the irrigation department were present in Kharki village of Mardan district when the water was finally released in the canal.
Water likely to be released into Machi Branch soon
July 1, 2021
PESHAWAR: The suffering of farmers in Malakand, Mardan, Swabi and Nowshera districts is likely to end soon as the government is set to release water into the Machi Branch of Upper Swat Canal in the coming few days, according to Secretary Irrigation Tahir Orakzai.
The farmers have been anxiously waiting for the restoration of water supply in the Machi branch of Upper Swat canal as the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is constantly working to repair the affected breach in Kharki village.
Water supply was suspended to hundreds of thousands of acres of land from the Machi Branch of Upper Swat Canal to the four districts after a breach in the main canal June 18, 2021. It caused huge losses to standing crops, particularly the sugarcane, tobacco, maize and orchards and vegetables in these areas as there was no alternative source of water supply to these areas.