CHITRAL: The Soil and Water Conservation department Khyber Pahtunkhwa Chitral is converting 102 acres barren land at Dulomuch in cultivable one. Under this project, one water plant, four check dams, land leveling , terracing and plantation i.e. Planting includes 4,000 olive trees, 3,000 wild plants and 2,000 fruit trees included. Director General KP Muhammad Yasin Wazir also inaugurated the plantation campaign by planting an olive tree.
In this regard, a simple ceremony was also held at Dolomus.
Talking to our correspondent, the owner of this land Colonel Retired Shahzada Muhammad Sharif said that before this we have visited offices of Water Management and many other departments times and ago but we are very much disappointed. Since we approached the office of Soil and Water Conservation department at Chitral, by writing a simple application, they sent their technical team and started work on it immediately. Colonel Sharif said that if all the departments in Pakistan start working diligently and honestly like the Soil and Water Conservation, then all the barren land of Pakistan can be cultivated and other development works can also be completed on time.
Director General Soil and Water Conservation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Yasin Wazir said that before this it was a slope and barren land and we worked on it and made it under cultivation and we are also planting olives, almonds, pomegranates and other fruit plants on it. It will also be benefit the landowners financially and wild plants are also being planted in it to control the burden on forests and people cut and burn the branches of these trees for cooking and heating purposes. He said that it will not only benefit the landowners financially and it will also promote tourism as it will attract wildlife and colourful birds, but it will also have a very positive impact on climate change and global warming and it will have good effects.
Mujibur Rehman, who is the district officer of this department, said that this year, 8000 kanals of barren land are being cultivated in Chitral, on which they will be planted fruitful and wild plants, which will be transformed into gardens. People can also grow vegetables and get financial benefit from it by selling fresh and dry fruits. He said that for this purpose any landlord can come to our office and submit a simple application, after which 80% of the expenses are granting by our department , while the farmer contribute only 20% of total cost.
Prince Shuja Riazuddin said that before this land was barren, now soil and water conservation team visited this barren land and making this land under cultivation, it will not only benefit us financially, but when this garden succeeds and becomes a forest. It will also have a very good impact on the surrounding environment. He said that when the trees will succeed on this land which was completely useless, how, colourful birds will come here and will also impact positively on climate change he added.
