Friday 6 May 2011

Three Years Tenure of Farmers Organization in Sargodha and Faisalabad Completed

The Managing Director PIDA Malik Rab Nawaz has accorded the approval to dissolve 67 Farmers Organizations in the Area Water Board of Lower Chenab Canal (West) Circle Faisalabad and 6 in Lower Jehlam Canal Circle Sargodha after the completion of three years tenure as per Irrigation Management Transfer Agreement. 

The General Manager (TM) Syed Zahid Ali has directed the Chief Executives of both Area Water Boards to prepare the elections schedule on priority basis for the early formation of new FOs. The Chief Executives will also notify the "Administrators" as a temporary arrangement for the canal operations during the interim period. He also has instructed to freeze the bank accounts of these FOs with immediate effect. However, the bank accounts may be operated with the prior approval of concerned Superitending Engineer,Canal Circle for the expenses against staff salaries and other works of emergent nature.

It is necessary to mention here that the staff of FOs will remain intact to ensure the safe custody of the record and also to keep in the ready condition for audit purpose.Likewise, The instructions to plan the mechanism for the collection of unrecovered Abiana (water charges) amount also have neen issued.

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