Helping hand: Japan pledges Rs8.3m for irrigation projects

Agreement will stimulate local economy, generate products.


News Desk February 02, 2012



To ensure the  provision of continuous water supply to Thakhtabad village, Peshawar, the Japanese government has pledged to donate Rs8.3 million for an irrigation channel, according to a press release issued by the Japanese embassy.


Rorwali, an NGO, will cement the existing unpaved channel to provide water to farmers in the village and its surrounding areas throughout the year.

The project is expected to benefit roughly 1,300 families. The availability of water will help increase production of agricultural crops in the area.

The agreement was signed by Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Oe and RORWALI Chairman Dr Shabir Ahmed Khan.

At the ceremony, Hiroshi stressed that the improvement of irrigation facilities is a priority of Japan’s assistance policy to Pakistan.

“This will contribute to the community’s income by increasing farm produce,” he said, stressing that the project will reaffirm the existing friendship between the two countries.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 2nd, 2012.

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