Canal and its location

Description and Damages

Year

Source

Rohri Canal At RD 723-724

Widened up to 200 ft with flow around 5000 cusec from breach point. Caused displacement of 40,000 people, more than 25 villages were completely flooded and thousands of acres of cotton crops were destroyed. Flow in canal was around 13000 cusec before breach.

May 2012

The Express Tribune (2012) [14]

Rohri Canal Near Kumb Daron

People from 40 villages were displaced, 400 houses destroyed. Thousands of acres of crops were damaged.

September 2007

Rajput (2012)[15]

Rohri Canal RD 752

50 villages were submerged under water and crops were destroyed.

July 2008

Rajput (2012) [15]

Rohri Canal Near Kesana mori

Failure occurred during peak demand season and there was already water shortage. Huge quantity of water wasted followed by damages to many villages and crops.

2007

Rajput (2012) [15]

Rohri Canal RD 839

Caused 2 months of emergency in the vicinity and Tando Adam city was submerged in water.

1990

Rajput (2012) [15]

Mir Wah Canal

A 100 ft breach in Mirwah canal. It destroyed 20 houses along with damages to date palm orchards and flooding 500 acres of agricultural land. Figure 2

June 2011

Dawn (2011) [11]

Mir Wah Canal RD240

100 ft breach was reported. Thousands of acres of land were inundated with water causing sever damages to crops of sugarcane, jute and cotton. 400 houses nearby were flooded and 100 mud houses were damaged.

July 2010

The Express Tribune (2010) [16]

Jamrao Canal RD 164-165

Crops of rice and cotton standing on 400 acres of land were washed away. More than 1000 families of 10 villages were affected by the breach

July 2012

The News (2012) [17]

Jamrao Canal

The gushing water from 300 ft wide breach in Jamrao canal not only inundated agricultural land but also caused damage to wildlife sanctuary washing away jackals, rabbits and perished the eggs of crocodiles.

May 2011

Business Recorder (2011) [18]

Nusrat Canal

Similarly a breach in Nusrat canal was recorded by Sama TV on 22 September 2010 which caused around 200 acres of flood damaging crops.

September 2010

Saama TV (2010) [19]

Twin jamrao Canal Mile 33

July 2012

Rajput (2012) [15]