KARACHI: Sindh government has decided to survey industries located in residential areas of the province including Karachi and review environmental issues.Provincial Minister for Environment,.
Rains prove boon for some crops, bane for others
July 21, 2021
KARACHI: Recent rains may have benefited other crops but have partially damaged date palm crop by the time of harvest, growers said on Tuesday.
“Recent rains were good for vegetables crops and others including cotton, paddy and sugarcane,” said Mehmood Nawaz Shah, senior vice president Sindh Abadgar Board, talking to The News.
He said the province was facing acute irrigation water shortage and water level was down in the Indus River till last week. “This monsoon spell has somewhat offset the water shortage,” Shah added
He said although the price of cotton was affected by a few hundred rupees per maund, the plants had gained from the froms. “Leaves were cleaned in rain, which also removed the pests,” he said adding, “Overall, the rains proved a boon for cotton”.
The province had been raising a voice against reduced supply of water for the past two months and now the Indus River System Authority and Water and Power Development Authority were accepting our position, the minister said. APP/File
ISLAMABAD: Sindh Agriculture Minister Muhammad Ismail Rahu said on Friday that crops in the province had been damaged due to the shortage of water and demanded a judicial inquiry into the reduced supply of water to Sindh.
Speaking at a news conference at Sindh House, Islamabad, Mr Rahu said that Prime Minister Imran Khan remained silent over the great injustice being done to the province.
Sindh to provide Rs3bln subsidies to small farmers on fertilisers
July 1, 2021
KARACHI: Sindh government has announced Rs3 billion subsidies for small farmers in the province during FY21-22, Provincial Minister for Agriculture Muhammad Ismail Rahu said.
Addressing a press conference at Sindh Assembly building on Wednesday, the provincial minister said that the subsidy would be provided to peasants on fertiliser via a “Peoples Hari (peasant) Card”.
Sindh government would also establish 16 cold storages during that period with the support of growers. “The provincial government would provide 80 percent share of the cost while 20 percent expenses would be met by the growers,” the minister said.
Growers await support price amid new cotton arrivals
Business
May 23, 2021
KARACHI: Partial trading started at the local market with the arrival of new cottonseed after long Eid holidays; however growers are still waiting for the support price, traders said.
Ginners were seen purchasing cottonseed at the rate of Rs5,000 to Rs5,500 per 40-kg, marking the beginning of new cotton season. Usually, cotton season starts in July in Pakistan and ends in June.
Besides, some deals of new cotton were also witnessed. One such deal of Sindh cotton was recorded in Burewala at Rs12,500 per maund, whose delivery would be given between June 10 to 20. Similarly, a deal of 600 bales of Tando Adam and a deal of 200 bales of Sanghar were finanlised at Rs12,200 per maund with delivery from June 10 to 20.