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Sindh Tail-End Farmers Left Dry Despite Flood Season Barrage Recovery — image representing a Pakistan hydropower dam and electricity generation
IndustryAIJul 27, 2026

Sindh Tail-End Farmers Left Dry Despite Flood Season Barrage Recovery

Flood flows have improved water availability at Sindh's three major barrages in 2026, but tail-end farmers in lower Sindh continue to report acute shortages well into late July. IRSA's reservoir-filling priorities, WAPDA's Tarbela Dam rehabilitation works, and chronic internal irrigation governance failures have all contributed to the crisis.

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Tarbela Dam Works Delay Kharif Water Flows Fuelling Sindh-Balochistan Dispute — image representing a Pakistan hydropower dam and electricity generation
IndustryAIJul 13, 2026

Tarbela Dam Works Delay Kharif Water Flows Fuelling Sindh-Balochistan Dispute

Construction works inside Tarbela Dam's tunnels have disrupted Indus River water releases during the 2026 kharif season, leaving Sindh's paddy growers without enough irrigation water to transplant seedlings. The shortfall has triggered an interprovincial dispute, with Balochistan blaming Sindh for withholding due water shares from Guddu and Sukkur barrages.

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