Federal govt spending Rs2b in irrigation sector in tribal areas

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The federal government is spending about two billion rupees on the development of irrigation sector in tribal areas.

In an exclusive interview with Radio Pakistan Peshawar Correspondent Falak Niaz, a spokesman of FATA Development Authority said work on seventy-two irrigation schemes was been initiated and of them seventeen have been completed.

On completion, the project will bring thousands of acres of barren land under cultivation.

Source: Radio Pakistan