Acute shortage of irrigation water has seriously affected the germination of kharif paddies in almost all nine talukas of Thatta district and has caused irreparable losses to local growers living in command areas of Pinyari circle, Kalri Baghar Feeder and Sakro divisions. Out of the total, five talukas lie on the right of Indus River and are supplied water by the KB feeder while four talukas on the right are irrigated via the Pinyari Circle, but both arteries face acute shortage of water. Read details in daily Dawn