HYDERABAD, March 30: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture has hailed the announcement of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to increase the support price of wheat from Rs510 per 40 kg to Rs625, but expressed concern over the inordinate increase in prices of fertiliser, diesel and seed.
It urged the government to release water in the watercourses of Sukkur barrage.
A meeting of the chamber was held here on Sunday under the chairmanship of its senior vice-president Mir Murad Ali Talpur. It congratulated the prime minister on the decision to increase the support price of wheat.
The meeting pointed out that water was badly needed for the early sowing of Kharif crops and feared that if it was not released, the growers would suffer.
The meeting severely criticised the agriculture department for its failure to provide agricultural machinery to the growers in time.
They demanded an inquiry against the agriculture department in this regard.
They said that the early sowing of cotton crop was about to start but the Sindh Seed Corporation had failed to bring the certified seed of cotton in the market.
It demanded certified seeds should be made available to the growers without any delay.
It further demanded that the sugar mills should be directed to pay the fixed price of sugarcane to growers.
Anwar Bachani, Agha Nasrullah, Mir Imdad Talpur, Mohammad Khan Sarejo and others attended the meeting.
Water supply
Hyderabad District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has laid the foundation stone of a 60-inch diameter fibre glass line which will supply 50 MGD water from the new filter plant in Jamshoro to the main distribution network at Thandi Sarak.
An amount of Rs550 million will be spent on the 2,300 feet line and will be completed in 9 months.
He said the present pipeline from the new filter plant up to the main distributary at Thandi Sarak was 50 years old and it had become totally useless due to leakages.
He claimed that the fibre glass pipeline was the latest in the entire world which will last for 100 years.
Interviews for lectures’ posts
Controller of examinations, Sindh Public Service Commission here on Sunday, announced the result of interviews conducted by the commission for the posts of lecturer in Commerce and Mathematics (male and female) BPS-17, in education and literacy department, government of Sindh.
The commission has recommended candidates for appointment in order of merit, on urban and rural quotas.
Price control
An agreement has been reached between a district price control committee appointed by the district nazim and Hyderabad Atta Chakki Association under which the retail price of wheat flour has been fixed at Rs19 per kg.The agreed rate will remain in force up to April 8.
This decision was taken at a meeting presided over by the district nazim and attended by the DO revenue, members of the committee, and representatives of the association and others.
It was decided that the Chakki owners will supply flour to retailers at the rate of Rs18.20 per kg whereas the retailers will sell it at Rs19 per kg.
Speaking on the occasion, the nazim warned that strict action will be taken against the hoarders and black marketeers and others who tried to create artificial shortage of wheat flour in the district.
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