BAHAWALPUR NEWS

Government of Punjab has launched a modern agro technology driven program:Chaudhry Muhammad Shafiq

                        BAHAWALPUR(PR)Provincial Minister for special education Chaudhry Muhammad Shafiq has said that Government of Punjab has launched a modern agro technology driven program by establishing agro machinery service centers equipped with 72 modern agro technologies by subsidizing billions of rupees in this public private partnership initiative throughout Punjab province. He made these remarks while talking to a delegation of farmers and PMLN workers at Sadiqabad, here, today.

                                "Under Khadim e Punjab Kisan package, this modern and state of the art streamlining the traditional centuries old decadent agriculture system is aimed to transformed this back bone of our economy to ensure the modern input of agro equipments to boost the per hector yield of agro produce which would bring billions of rupees increase of income for millions of farmers in the province", Provincial Minister Chaudhry Muhammad Shafiq maintained.

                                Provincial Minister further said that 18 districts of the Punjab province have been initially selected for establishing agro machinery service centers which include:- Rahim Yar Khan, Sahiwal, Faisalabad, Bahawalnagar, Wehari, Shaikhupura, Bahawalpur, Gujjaranwala, Qasoor, Jhang, Sergodha, Ocara, Khaniwal, Muzaffargarh, Lodhran, Multan, Chakwal and Dera Ghazi Khan.

                                "Out of these 18 districts 9 fall in Southern Punjab which is the practical manifestation of Chief minister Punjab's special attachment and commitment to accord priority in this new initiative to the area of Southern Punjab which would bring prosperity for our hardworking peasants and farmers of this area", Provincial Minister Chaudhry Shafiq said.The delegation thanked the Chief Minister Punjab for this new initiative.

                     

Thousands of megawatt of additional electricity has been added to the national grid by launching three mega projects:Iqbal Channar

  BAHAWALPUR(PR)Provincial Minister for cooperative Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar has said that thousands of megawatt of additional electricity has been added to the national grid by launching three mega projects by materializing the Chief Minister Punjab's vision of providing affordable electricity in the province. This has made the dark days of the past a history which inflicted sufferings and hardships upon the citizens and the addition of thousands of megawatts into the national electricity system has brought comforts and accelerated the pace of industrial growth which would further strengthen our economic system. He made these remarks while talking to a delegation of PMLN workers and notables of Bahawalpur City at his camp office, here, today.

                                "In addition to the earlier projects 1263 megawatts of affordable electricity is being added through the Punjab power plant Jhang while the new power projects the contract of which has been recently signed, will deliver 800 megawatt simple cycle power production within 14 months and 1263 megawatt combine cycle production within 26 months", Provincial Minister Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar added.

                                Provincial Minister Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar assured the delegation that Punjab Government was fully committed to completely end the decades old load-shedding by supplying thousands of megawatts by launching fast track mega power projects in the province.

                                The delegation thanked the Punjab Government for providing affordable electricity in the far-flung rural areas of the province.