Punjab Khal Panchayat Authority was established under the Punjab Khal Panchayat Ordinance 2019 on 22 May 2019 to handle warabandi in the

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

province of Pakistan. The ordinance was later adopted as Punjab Khal Panchayat Act on 13 December 2019. After the promulgation of Punjab Khal Panchayat Ordinance on 22 May, 2019, the Punjab Irrigation and Drainage Authority Act 1997 was repealed and Punjab Irrigation and Drainage Authority (PIDA) was also abolished along with its Area Water Boards (AWBs) and Farmer Organizations (FOs).{{Cite news, url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1484382, title=PIDA abolished: Irrigation dept takes control of canals, watercourses, date=May 25, 2019, work=Dawn, access-date=March 6, 2020 The authority has been established with a view to ensure implementation of warabandi (rotational program) in letter & spirit resulting minimizing the water disputes and distribution of Irrigation Water Supplies to all the water users. The objective of public participation in decision making process is being achieved through the establishment of Khal Panchayats at outlet level in all over the Punjab which focuses that farmers managed their problems at grass root level in cordial relationship with Technical Experts of

Punjab Irrigation Department Punjab Irrigation Department (), Pakistan, is a provincial irrigation department in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Punjab Irrigation Department irrigates of agricultural land in Punjab. Rai Manzoor Nasir, Secretary to the government of the Pu ...

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Government agencies of Punjab, Pakistan Departments of Government of Punjab, Pakistan Agriculture in Punjab, Pakistan