LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Irrigation and PIDA Chairman Amanat Ullah Shadikhel has said that a comprehensive water policy is being designed by the Irrigation Department to fulfil the water needs of the farmers and to cater to the rising water needs of future.
Presiding over a departmental meeting which held to review the draft of the water policy at the irrigation secretariat on Wednesday, he said the policy would also be aimed to help secure canal and underground water along with its efficient use by different consumers.
Provincial Irrigation Minister Amanat Ullah said that enhanced agricultural productivity was required to meet the rising food needs of the country. He said there was a need to promote efficient use of water and people should also be fully sensitised about it along with formulating laws for its effective implementation.
The minister said that all the stakeholders should lend support and guidance in formulating a unified and comprehensive water policy, which would fully help save water from wastage.
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