Facilitating farmers: ‘Cattle markets in Bahawalpur being upgraded’

Facilitating farmers: ‘Cattle markets in Bahawalpur being upgraded’

BAHAWALPUR:


All 11 cattle markets will be upgraded by the district administration of Bahawalpur, said Commissioner Captain (r) Javed Akbar on Sunday.


He was addressing a meeting of the Cattle Management Board. Cattle Management Company Managing Director Muhammad Sohail was also present.


Akbar said under orders of the chief minister, the district administration was improving cattle markets across Bahawalpur Division.

He said a sub-committee headed by Punjab Assembly Member Adnan Fareed would soon submit a working paper for cattle market committees.

He said recommendations were also being sought from the public on improving cattle markets.

Sohail told the meeting that the Finance Department had sanctioned Rs340 million for renovation of cattle markets.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 29th, 2014.
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