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Promotion of agriculture: laser technology being
introduced in Sialkot
SIALKOT (March 27 2004): Sialkot District
Government has adopted special measures for the
promotion and expansion of agriculture on modern
and scientific lines in the district.
Official sources told Business Recorder here on
Friday that the Sialkot District Government was
spending Rs 20 million during the current fiscal
year on introducing laser technology for land
levelling and improvement of watercourses in the
district.
"In order to ensure and to avoid wastage of water,
132 watercourses are being improved in Daska,
Sialkot and Pasrur tehsils," he said, adding, "the
District Government is also mobilising Rs 110
million for the completion of new and on-going
schemes pertaining to farm-to-market roads in
these tehisils."
Besides, local agriculture department was making
hectic efforts for motivating the growers and
farmers for adopting modern farm techniques aimed
at enhancing per acre yield of different crops in
these three tehsils of the district.
The step has been taken for ensuring sufficient
water for irrigation purposes to the tail-end
farmers of these tehsils.
In addition to this, three forest nurseries have
also been set up and over 10.5 million plants and
saplings of different kinds have been prepared to
facilitate the people in the district. As many as
36,000 plants have been planted along with link
roads while efforts are being made for planting
ornamental plants in forest nurseries, sources
added.
WHEAT HARVESTING:
The wheat harvesting would be started in the third
week of April in Sialkot district.
The agriculture department sources told Business
Recorder here on Friday that over 40 million acres
of land had been brought under wheat crop in
Sialkot, Daska and Pasrur Tehsils.
The overall condition of wheat crop is quite
satisfactory in the area and it is expected that
the production of wheat crop would be exceeded as
compared to the previous year that will help in
attaining the fixed target easily.
Courtesy Business Recorder |
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