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Meeting reviews National Drainage Programme
KARACHI-Provincial Coordinator, National Drainage Programme (NDP),
Brig. (Retd) Abdul Haque presided over the 5th review meeting
regarding implementation of projects and issues under NDP here
on February 07, 2002.
The meeting reviewed at length the progress of projects with
special reference to implementation of decision taken during
the presentation on SIDA held under the chairmanship of Sindh
Governor on January 12, 2002.
The meeting was i nformed that a committee comprising of
Managing Director, SIDA, Chief Executive Irrigation and Power
Department (Gudu, Sukkur and Kotri Barrages) S.Es of
Nara and Rohri canals, concerned District Nazims and
representative of International Reform Consultants (IRC) was
constituted to review the comparative discharges in both
canals. The report in this regard will be submitted by the
committee within one month to Governor Sindh, it was further
informed.
The meeting directed the Irrigation and Power Department that
the schedule of water discharges should be properly advertised
in leading dailies and also displayed outside the offices of
district, Tehsil and Union councils Nazims for transparent
enforcement of distribution. The Agriculture Department was
also directed to play lead coordination role for effective
dissemination of water distribution to farmers at District
level.
It was decided that IRC would finalise the re-draft of SIDA
Act and the same may be submitted before the next
meeting, that is, on February 12.
It was informed at the meeting that SIDA has formed a strong
media strategy to educate stake holders about the benefit of
Participatory Irrigation and Drainage Management. The meeting
was also informed that IRC would play a key role in creation
of public awareness with due involvement of NGOs, District
Governments and civil society members for making the plan of
participatory management, effective and
irreversible.
The meeting was attended amongst others by Managing Director,
SIDA,Chairman, Nara Canal Area Water Board, Directors of Area
Water Board-Nara Ghotki and Left Bank Circles, NDP Consultant,
C.P.J. Hopmans and Management Consultant, SIDA, John
Lee.
February 8, 2002
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