Seawater has entered four major villages and vast agricultural areas in Ghora Bari taluka after breaches occurred at two points in a main coastal embankment on Tuesday due to strong sea waves, forcing local residents to undertake repair efforts on a self-help basis.
This protective embankment, located near Garho in Union Council Mehal, broke under pressure, causing saline water to enter the settlements of Allah Dino Sholani, Muhammad Ali Sholani, Suleman Sholani, and Haji Sholani.
Residents of the affected area are trying to fill the breaches with their own resources. “We are filling the breaches on a self-help basis, but the administration has not taken any action,” said the affected locals.
According to the residents, this incident highlights a persistent problem, as the extremely weak condition of the embankments makes them prone to frequent breaches during high tides, resulting in continuous heavy losses and increasing the threat to more settlements and agricultural lands.
The affected population has made an urgent appeal to the local administration and their elected representatives, demanding immediate repair of the current breaches and measures to strengthen the vulnerable coastal embankments to prevent such incidents in the future.