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NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR IMPROVEMENT OF WATERCOURSES

& WATER STORAGES TANKS IN BALOCHISTAN

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Agriculture Department

Functions

a) To obtain maximum output from the existing fleet of

bulldozers on Subsidized Hire Rates, within the available

resources,

b) Reclamation / Development of culturable waste,

c) Leveling of Agricultural Land,

d) Construction of Dykes / Sailaba Bundat,

i. to harness the runoff of rainfall, thus conserving

moisture for utilization in Sailaba(flood) cultivation,

ii. preparation of new land on stream bed, which is formed

after silting up,

e) Construction of micro dams for the storage of flash-water

with a view to maintain and recharge the aquifer to ensure

regular availability of irrigation water through neighboring

springs, tube wells, and open surface wells,

f) Restoration of flood damages to agricultural fields, roads

and railway tracks during emergency,

g) Provision of agricultural machinery to farmers on

subsidized rates for harvesting and threshing of wheat and

paddy.

O ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

The Agricultural Engineering Department headed by a qualified engineer of the rank of Director (B-19). He is assisted by one Agricultural Engineer (Administration), two Superintending Engineer, six Agricultural Engineers (B-18), two Agricultural Engineer (Field), forty Assistant Agricultural Engineer (B-17) and twenty others officers. Jointly they are responsible for field work, workshops’ maintenance, running department’s stores, maintaining accounts and dealing with administrative affairs. The human resource strength of the department is 1952.

Technical Facilities

Thirteen (13) workshops at Quetta, Khuzdar, Turbat, Loralai, Sibi, Zhob, Kohlu, Dera Murad Jamali, Kharan, Uthal, Panjgur and Gwadar districts exist, where all types of major and minor repairs to department’s agriculture machinery are carried out. The department also has “Farm Machinery Testing Sub Station” and “Tractor Operator Training Institute” at Quetta.

Thirty-five (35) easily accessible fields/units are working in the province where the staff headed by an Assistant Agricultural Engineer is permanently stationed to serve the farmers by providing services of bulldozers.

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Agriculture