Srinagar's water crisis to end next month as restoration work on Malshahi Bagh canal nears completion

Srinagar, Sept. 25 -- Water crisis in the city is likely to end next month as the restoration work on Malshahi Bagh canal is nearing completion.

The canal had developed a breach due to sloughing in December last year. Later Irrigation and Flood Control Department took up restoration work, but it was halted due to the pandemic and subsequent lockdown in March.

Chief Engineer of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department Iftikhar Kakroo told The Kashmir Monitor that the restoration work is going on war footing and it is expected to be completed by the end of October.

"The work is going on at a very fast pace. We're expecting the work to be completed by the end of October," he said.

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