July 7, 2021
MULTAN: The South Punjab Agriculture Department has made more than 10,000 acres of barren, barani and irrigated lands cultivable in Multan, Bahawalpur and Dera Ghazi Khan divisions by using drip irrigation technology. Hundreds of acres of completely uncultivable barren lands had been rehabilitated with fertility and frequent water supply in Khanewal, Muzaffargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur, Rahimyar Khan and Bahawalnagar districts. Drip technology is installed in irrigated land areas in all 11 South Punjab districts.
Statistics available with The News disclosed that Dera Ghazi Khan division remained at top in converting the barren and barani lands into cultivable, Bahawalpur division clinched second and Multan ranked at third in installing drip irrigation systems in their respective districts.
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