Cotton and rice crops sown over hundreds of acres of land were inundated following a 30-feet wide breach developed in a canal at Gogera Road of Pakpattan, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday.
However, the villagers tried to plug the breach on their own as employees of the irrigation department did not reach the site.
A landlord told media that the canal was not desilted and the moment water flow increased, a breach developed.
Sources told 24News that as soon as Assistant Commissioner Pakpattan Naeem Bashir learned about the incident, he reached the site and got the breach plugged under his supervision.
Reporter: Muhayyuddin