Phuleli is a
canal
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flo ...
in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...
,
Sindh,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
. It's a non-perennial canal with a planned discharge capacity of 15000 cusec, was built in 1955 to address the irrigation water needs of the left bank regions of lower
Sindh. The canal starts at the
Ghulam Muhammad Barrage on the left side of the
Indus River and runs through
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...
, Sindh's second biggest city. The canal water is mostly utilized for irrigation, although cities and villages within its authority also use it for household purposes. Phuleli has many songs, lyrics, poems and letters written in his praise.
Pollution
Badin district
The Badin District ( sd, ضلعو بدين, ur, ) is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The total area of the district is 6,726 square kilometers. suffers from poor sanitation, inadequate safe
drinking water
Drinking water is water that is used in drink or food preparation; potable water is water that is safe to be used as drinking water. The amount of drinking water required to maintain good health varies, and depends on physical activity level, a ...
, and untreated
sewage and residential waste disposal, as well as untreated industrial effluent disposal, all of which contribute to contamination,
pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the ...
, and public health hazards, as well as a loss of bio-diversity.
When the Phuleli Canal runs through Hyderabad city, highly toxic effluent from plastic industries, illegal livestock pens, slaughterhouses, and municipal sewage water are directly poured into the canal, deteriorating the canal water quality and putting the millions of people's lives in danger.
[http://prr.hec.gov.pk/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1099/1/2321S.pdf ]
References
Landforms of Pakistan
Canals in Pakistan
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