Govt To Launch "fruits For All" Drive To Make KP Fruit Sufficient: Governor

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shah Farman Tuesday said the government would soon start "fruit for all" drive to make the province self sufficient in fruits production.

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Nov, 2018 ) :Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shah Farman Tuesday said the government would soon start "fruit for all" drive to make the province self sufficient in fruits production.

Presiding over a meeting of ''fruits for all'' campaign here at Governor House, he said the campaign aims to bring barren land under fruit cultivation and ensure availability of fruit for each and every person of the province.

The Governor said that as the larger portion of land in KP would become fruit producing every person would have sufficient fruits and the best quality fruits would be exported to all over the world.

He said the campaign would be launched in collaboration with National Bank of Pakistan initially in the surrounding areas of provincial capital including Hayatabad and Regi Lalma Town and to be extended to other areas besides using the space available on Motorway.

Provincial Ministers, Taimur Khan Jhagra, Syed Ishtiaq Urmar, Muhibuulah Khan, member provincial assembly Fazl-e-Hakeem, Principle Secretary to Chief Minister KP, Muhammad Israr, Principle Secretary to Governor Nizam-ud-Din, Director General and the representatives of National Bank of Pakistan and National Highway Authority were also present in meeting.

On this occasion, the Governor directed to constitute a technical committee comprising the representatives of Forest, Agriculture and NHA to finalize the types of fruits to be planted and identify suitable plantation sites.