Waterworks: Over 1m acres to be irrigated, says Danilowicz

Danilowicz speaks to journalists for the first time after joining the Peshawar office in October 2014


Our Correspondent December 16, 2014

PESHAWAR: With a focus on uplifting the agricultural sector, USAID is trying to irrigate a million acres in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the Fata, said the US Consul General Jon Danilowicz on Monday. Danilowicz spoke to journalists for the first time after joining the Peshawar office in October 2014. Speaking to journalists, USAID Missions Director Greg Gottlieb and Deputy Director Missions Greg Huger said more than $1 billion have been spent by their organisation on the agriculture sector in K-P and Fata. Gottlieb elaborated that a three-phase project has been launched in the region starting from Kurram Tangi Dam and Gomal Zam Dam to promote farming in the private sector. Deputy Director Huger said every penny of the $5 billion funds approved by the US Congress for Pakistan must be spent for the uplift of the nation.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 16th, 2014.

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