The Indus River System Authority (IRSA), on Friday, rejected Sindh’s demand to stop releasing “extra water” to Punjab.

 

Rice production in Sindh would likely be decreased in 2011, in comparison of production of 2010, because a large number of flood-hit growers could not cultivate rice crops on their lands due to dread of floods.

Reliable sources inside Sindh Agriculture department told Business Recorder on Tuesday that Agriculture department has conducted a survey in order to know the expected production of rice

Public Health & Family Welfare Minister Dr. Narottam Mishra along with citizens visited the project site after water from Sindh river reached Ramsagar at Datia. The water from Sindh river has been brought to Ramsagar from Manikhera Dam over Sindh river, which is 145 kilometres away, at a cost of Rs. seven crore.

The Sindh government has earmarked Rs 6.053 billion for the aggrandisement of agriculture sector including food, livestock and fisheries for FY12. The amount comes to 3.9 percent of the total development outlay.

Sindh government is working on a plan to establish agro-based industrial units in various districts of the province under a scheme, 'Modernisation/ Rehabilitation and Establishment of Industrial Units in Rural Sindh,' well placed sources told Business Recorder here on Thursday.

Sindh Board of Investment (SBOI), Planning and Development Department and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Aut

ISLAMABAD: The flood commission on Wednesday decided to initiate a field visit of flood-affected areas in Sindh with effect from March 14 and directed the flood victims to provide information.

According to details, the 6th meeting of the flood commission was held at the Cabinet Division, in which officers of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, National Highway Authority and officers responsib

KARACHI, Jan 23: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) has decided to enforce an environmental protection order (EPO) issued past year in May against a particle board factory in Kotri In

KARACHI, Jan 18: A magnitude 7.4 earthquake jolted Karachi, several other cities in Sindh, large swathes of Balochistan and parts of Punjab early on Wednesday, shaking buildings and causing panic.

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Qaim Ali Shah has approved a financial package worth Rs 100 million for the treatment of patients affected by dengue viral outbreak in the province.

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