Agriculture
- Comprehensive Plan Being Pursued For Farmers' Welfare: Zaman
Provincial Minister for Irrigation Mian Yawar Zaman said Federal and provincial governments of PML-N are pursuing a comprehensive strategy for the welfare of farmers. He said flat rate of electricity has been given for tube wells to the farmers of Punjab...
- Increasing Rice Output, Exports
Friday, 26 July 2013 ZAHID BAIG The Punjab government has decided to constitute a 'working group' comprising stakeholders to make efforts for increase in production and exports of rice. It is also decided that presence of all the stakeholders...
- Rawalpindi To Have Nine Mini Dams
Friday, 19 July 2013 In order to fulfil the needs of water for agricultural and other purposes, the Punjab government has decided to construct nine mini dams in Rawalpindi Division (Pothohar). The government has allocated Rs 9.74 billion for the project....
- Agriculture Minister Visits Nishat Mills' Biomass Plant
June 27, 2013Punjab Minister for Agriculture Dr Farrukh Javed visited the biomass plant of Nishat Mills on Wednesday. He was accompanied by the Special Secretary Agriculture Momin Agha and Manager Thermal Punjab Power Development Board Madam Sania. During...
- Solar Engery In Agriculture Sector
This energy source is widely distributed and abundantly available in the country. This was stated by speakers at an International Seminar on "Prospects, Development & Utilization of Alternate Energy in Pakistan" organized by Pakistan Society of Agricultural...
Agriculture
Government to give 80 percent subsidy on Solar tube-well installation
July 15, 2013
Dr Farrukh Javed while addressing the meeting said that government of Punjab will provide solar energy panels to farmers having less than 12.5 Acers land. It was proposed in the meeting that solar panels be installed in particular districts of Punjab where water table is between 50 to 80 feet. Minister Agriculture said that government is planning to initially install hundred solar energy supported tube wells on experimental basis. The project, once run successful, will be extended throughout the province.News Source: Business Recorder
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Provincial Minister for Agriculture Dr Farrukh Javed said that government of the Punjab will give 80 percent subsidy on the installation cost of tube wells run on solar energy panels. He was presiding over a high level meeting in Secretary Agriculture's committee room, where Secretary Agriculture Dr Ejaz Munir, DG Water Management Ch. Ashraf and experts were also present. This was revealed in information received here on Sunday.
Dr Farrukh Javed while addressing the meeting said that government of Punjab will provide solar energy panels to farmers having less than 12.5 Acers land. It was proposed in the meeting that solar panels be installed in particular districts of Punjab where water table is between 50 to 80 feet. Minister Agriculture said that government is planning to initially install hundred solar energy supported tube wells on experimental basis. The project, once run successful, will be extended throughout the province.
News Collected by agrinfobank.com Team
- Comprehensive Plan Being Pursued For Farmers' Welfare: Zaman
Provincial Minister for Irrigation Mian Yawar Zaman said Federal and provincial governments of PML-N are pursuing a comprehensive strategy for the welfare of farmers. He said flat rate of electricity has been given for tube wells to the farmers of Punjab...
- Increasing Rice Output, Exports
Friday, 26 July 2013 ZAHID BAIG The Punjab government has decided to constitute a 'working group' comprising stakeholders to make efforts for increase in production and exports of rice. It is also decided that presence of all the stakeholders...
- Rawalpindi To Have Nine Mini Dams
Friday, 19 July 2013 In order to fulfil the needs of water for agricultural and other purposes, the Punjab government has decided to construct nine mini dams in Rawalpindi Division (Pothohar). The government has allocated Rs 9.74 billion for the project....
- Agriculture Minister Visits Nishat Mills' Biomass Plant
June 27, 2013Punjab Minister for Agriculture Dr Farrukh Javed visited the biomass plant of Nishat Mills on Wednesday. He was accompanied by the Special Secretary Agriculture Momin Agha and Manager Thermal Punjab Power Development Board Madam Sania. During...
- Solar Engery In Agriculture Sector
This energy source is widely distributed and abundantly available in the country. This was stated by speakers at an International Seminar on "Prospects, Development & Utilization of Alternate Energy in Pakistan" organized by Pakistan Society of Agricultural...