A meeting to review progress made so far on availability of fertilisers, anti-polio and anti-dengue campaigns in four districts was held under the chairmanship of Commissioner Sargodha Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti, here on Thursday.
The meeting was briefed that in the sowing phase of wheat, gram, fodder and oilseed crops was going to start in which the target of cultivation of wheat had been set at 17 lakh acres in the division. For the Rabi crop, 14,36,000 bags of urea would be required for which orders had been sent to the companies, while 116,000 bags of urea were available in the four districts. Most quantity of urea would be required for the wheat crop in December, for which advance arrangements were being made, the meeting was informed.
The commissioner directed the four deputy commissioners to start wheat increase campaign immediately. The report on the successful polio campaign, which concluded in all four districts during the meeting, was also presented in the meeting. Commissioner Ajmal Bhatti congratulated all deputy commissioners, director health, chief executive officer (CEO) health, and field staff for achieving 100 per cent polio campaign targets.The meeting was informed that the Sargodha division had become polio-free since 2014, and during the recent polio eradication campaign from October.
