Thal Canal Project
Pakistan: Farmers dismayed at Sindh’s opposition to Thal canal project
Lahore, Pakistan: Sindh’s opposition to phase-II of the Greater Thal Canal (GTC) project has created concerns particularly among the farming community of the Thal desert, who are now anxiously waiting for the completion of the water canal project that has been long delayed.
Any further delay in the execution of the project, the farmers believe, would be akin to a conspiracy against the poor residents of the desert area who have been at the mercy of weather even to harvest a single crop (gram) for centuries, reports Dawn News.
“It is very astonishing that a province being led by a pro-people party for the last many years has opted to go against the benefit of the common people though the project is very much within all constitutional and legal bounds,” Amjad Magsi, a farmer of the Bhakkar district, told the newspaper.
“Just imagine the contribution two million acres of now barren but fertile Thal land will make to the agriculture and national economy on the completion of the Thal canal. It will bring about prosperity for the rural community of the desert, which spans from Khushab up to Muzaffargarh (six districts),” he added.
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