KARACHI: Calling the Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD) scheme a “failed project”, Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Khan Shoro on Saturday demanded that the federal government rebuild the project as the ill-planned structure had caused immense damages to the province.

In a statement, he said that he had already communicated to the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) in June that the incomplete RBOD-1 & III projects were “destroying” Manchhar Lake.

“The RBOD-II project, initiated during the Musharraf era, aimed to divert water from the Indus River to the sea through a channel from Sehwan to Thatta. However, the project was destroyed in the 2010 and 2022 floods due to poor planning,” he added.

He said that both the LBOD and RBOD projects had caused immense damage to Sindh as their “flawed planning” had resulted in breaches and wreaked havoc on agricultural lands and cities.

He claimed that the Sindh government was undertaking the repair work of these projects, which was actually the responsibility of Wapda.