Claim

The Dadu Canal, which previously received about 5,000 cusecs of water, is now receiving only 860 cusecs — an 82% reduction.

“दादू नहर लाइए। वहां पर पहले आता था लगभग 5000 क्यूसिक पानी... 82% कम मिल रहा है। 860 क्यूसेस ही मिल रहा है।”

Rationale

Contemporaneous reporting in June 2026, including Pakistan's Dawn newspaper, confirms the Dadu Canal was receiving only about 860 cusecs against a share of roughly 5,000 cusecs (4,995 per earlier indents; 5,997 per Dawn's June 11 figures), a shortfall of about 82-86%. The anchor's figures of 5,000 cusecs, 860 cusecs, and 82% match the reported data. One caveat: the ~5,000 cusecs is the canal's allocated/indented share rather than strictly what it 'previously received', and Pakistani reporting attributes the shortfall primarily to Punjab's upstream over-withdrawal, but the numerical claim itself is accurate as of the broadcast date.

Evidence

• https://www.dawn.com/news/2006698/punjab-draws-excess-water-as-sindh-and-balochistan-face-severe-shortages Dawn (Pakistan), June 11, 2026: Dadu Canal receiving only 860 cusecs against an allocation of 5,997 cusecs, an 85.7% deficit — confirms the 860 cusecs figure from Pakistan's own press. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
• https://organiser.org/2026/06/07/357081/world/pakistan-indus-water-drifts-to-punjab-acute-crisis-in-dadu-canal-drought-in-sindh/ Organiser, June 7, 2026: Dadu Canal due about 4,995 cusecs but getting only 860 cusecs, described as roughly an 82% shortage — matches the anchor's exact figures. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://aninews.in/news/world/asia/economic-massacre-severe-water-crisis-in-sukkur-barrage-threatens-pakistans-kharif-crops20260607110607/ ANI wire report, June 2026, on the Sukkur Barrage water crisis affecting Sindh canals including Dadu Canal during the Kharif season. ✓ reachable · archived