PM directs to adopt effective measures to boost corporate farming

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MG News | October 22, 2021 at 10:46 AM GMT+05:00

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October 22, 2021: The Prime Minister said the construction of Lift-cum-Gravity project of Chashma Right Bank Canal (CRBC) would be a real game-changer for the socio-economic uplift of a vast area in southern KPK.

Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting on integrated agriculture and development plan for KPK, especially Chashma Right Bank Canal (CRBC).

 “Once completed, the project would irrigate around 300,000 acres of barren land in KPK. This would not only ensure food security in the region but would also earn huge foreign exchange reserves for the country by exporting agricultural produce to the Middle East.,” he added.

The Prime Minister directed the authorities concerned to adopt effective measures to boost corporate farming in the area. It would not only raise income levels of the farmers in the area but would also kick start integrated development by eradicating poverty, eliminating hunger and ensuring good education, health care and other civic facilities for the local population.

He further said, ”We need to exploit the full potential of vast natural resources in the area for the socio-economic uplift of our people.”

Alternative financial models for the construction of the mega-development project of Chashma Right Bank Lift Canal (CRBC) were also discussed in the meeting.

The meeting was attended by Energy Minister Muhammad Hammad Azhar, Advisor on Commerce Abdul Razzak Dawood, KPK Finance Minister Taimoor Saleem Jhagra, KPK Agriculture Minister Mohib Ullah, Chairman NHA Khurram Agha, Chairman FBR Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed and other senior officers concerned.

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