Staff Reporter Peshawar
Chief Minister KP Mahmood Khan Thursday termed the Chashma Right Bank Lift Canal (CRBC) project as of vital importance to address food security issues and challenges confronting the province.
He expressed the hope that federal government would extend its full support and Prime Minister Imran Khan will play an important role to materialize the proposed project of CRBC.
He expressed these views while addressing the Kisan Convention organized by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agriculture department in D.I.Khan. Speaking on the occasion, he said implementation of the project was possible only under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The project, he continued, when implemented would irrigate thousands acres of land of southern districts which resultantly bring in agricultural revolution not only in region but in whole of the province.
Chief Minister said provincial government was paying special attention to the development of agriculture sector in line with the vision and directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
He added that for the first time in the history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, provincial government of PTI has increased annual budget of agriculture sector from Rs 700 million to Rs 8 billion adding that additional funds of Rs 5 billion had also been kept aside for agriculture sector besides investment of billions of rupees by the federal government.
He said that the provincial government was also working under a well devised strategy for the development of command areas of dams adding that before the incumbent government, only 14 water courses were completed in the province whereas 140 water courses had been completed so far by incumbent government and work on other 80 water courses was in progress which would be completed within the next two months.
The government was also focusing on promotion of dairy farming and trout fish farming in the province, he said and adding that before the present government, agriculture department was on 25th position but now this department stood at the top of the list of provincial departments due to the unprecedented initiatives of the government.
