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Every story Skardu Times has filed on irrigation, newest first.

DevelopmentPunjab

Sahiwal books 294 farmers for water theft in five months

The Lower Bari Doab Canal executive engineer says the provincial government ordered strict action, while Bahawalpur's deputy commissioner has separately ordered joint field operations against canal water theft.

DevelopmentSindh

UN food agency calls Sindh water management complicated, urges resource audit

The FAO report asks Sindh to account for rainfall, groundwater, canal diversions, lakes and reservoirs, and says the province's Crop Reporting Service needs improvement.

Development

Centre plans $18bn water infrastructure push over next decade

Two outlets report the federal investment plan, but neither carried a project list, a financing breakdown or the name of any official behind the figure.

DevelopmentPunjab

Punjab tests satellite-guided irrigation across 13.3 million kanals

The ADB-backed module advises canal managers on water releases using satellite crop-deficit estimates, and its third phase closed at a LUMS workshop.

DevelopmentKhyber Pakhtunkhwa

CDWP clears ten projects, sends KP irrigation scheme to Ecnec

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal chaired the meeting, which approved schemes worth Rs40.915bn and referred three others upward for final clearance.

EconomyPunjab

Anti-corruption case filed against irrigation officials in Muzaffargarh

The Anti-Corruption Establishment registered the case over alleged denial of canal water to the Sardar Kora Khan Trust and water theft in Jatoi.

DevelopmentSindh

Recipe reported to reduce water use for Sindh's thirstiest crop

Dawn and Asia News Network carry reports on the method, but their headlines did not name the crop or the water savings achieved.