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MIRPURKHAS Oct 21. AAbiana recovery campaign of irrigation department in Nara canal area water board was slow as still about 50 crors rupees were outstanding dues on the defaulter landlords and growers owing to previous officers. Reliable sources said that in the past officers did not give attention to recover the Aabiana dues from landlords and growers in command area of Nara canal as result over one Arab rupees had declared outstanding dues however during last four years officers massively launched campaign of recovery following pressure of higher authorities and sources said that about 50 crors outstanding dues had recovered while last month due to negligence and inefficiency of 8 sub-divisional officers director Nara canal had issued show-cause notices them owing to their failure to achieve the target of recovery at the time. Sources said that till 24 oct, the target of recovery of aabiana dues RS 25 lakhs was fixed for which officers making efforts to achieve the target by contacting the defaulter landlords and growers and convincing them to pay their dues as soon as possible. However, sources added that various officers and staff were not taking proper interest in this regard as a result recovery campaign was severely affecting. Sources added that director Nara canal Ghulam Mujtaba Dhamra along with engineers and other officers and staff had held various meetings in this regard to achieve the recovery target and had directed the officers to close the water supply to defaulter landlords who was not ready to pay their outstanding aabiana dues.