Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) has called for release of water to the channels, maintaining that due to shortage of water the standing crops are facing destruction. In a meeting, presided over by SCA President Syed Qamar-uz-Zaman Shah here on Sunday, the Chamber called for punitive action against those persons of irrigation department who are allegedly involved in corruption and are using negative tactics aimed at creating problems for the growers. The Chamber also called upon the provincial government to take notice of the problem of the growers. He said that despite sufficient water in the river, it is not being released for irrigation purpose. The Chamber called for strengthening of the embankments of river Indus in order to avoid any breach during passage of expected flood. It urged the government to ensure the payment of outstanding dues of sugarcane growers by mill owners so that the growers could take a sigh of relief. The Chamber further asked the government to activate the co-operative societies and grant soft loans to the growers so that they could improve their socio-economic condition.