The current widespread rains in the country almost damaged 5 to 7 percent of the total size of the anticipated cotton crop 2011-12, agriculture experts said on Friday.

The introduction of Hybrid Cotton technology of Indian origin will not fetch any positive results and will actually instead will destroy the country

The country, at present, is facing a shortfall of 6 million housing units and in order to bridge this gap the government needs to provide adequate funding for House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC), Vice chairman, standing committee on housing and construction industry of FPCCI, Saleem Kassim Patel said.