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Punjab canals closed for annual desilting and maintenance work to improve irrigation system efficiency

12 canals closed in Punjab for annual maintenance, desilting

ISLAMABAD (APP): With declining inflows in the western rivers—Indus and Jhelum—due to limited snowmelt and scant rainfall in catchment areas, the Punjab Irrigation Department has launched its annual canal closure programme for desilting and maintenance work. Two-phase closure of canals…