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PM Launches Solarisation Project Of Agri TubeWells In Balochistan

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that all 28 thousand tube wells of Balochistan will be transferred to the solar system in three months, costing 55 billion.
In the next phase, one million tubewenationwidentry will be converted to solar.

He said this while talking to the Balochistan Cabinet. The governor, Chief Minister, Federal and Provincial Ministers, and others were present in the meeting.

He said that Balochistan was left behind in the race of development, without its development, the development of Pakistan would not be complete.

Five hundred billion rupees have been given for tube wells of Balochistan, the project will benefit 28 thousand farmers, the federal government will pay 70% of the money for the project while the provincial government has given 30% of the money, this project will be completed in three months.

The prime minister said that the federal government had paid 500 billion rupees for the electricity bills of Balochistan’s tube wells in many years. If not, this cycle should end now that every year the federal government pays huge amounts in electricity bills.

The transfer of tube-wells to solar will reduce the amount paid for electricity, and the burden of the federal government will also be reduced. However, it is not easy to transfer 28,000 tube wells in such a short time, so I entrust the responsibility to the provincial cabinet.

He said that there are one million tube wells across the country that run on oil electricity, and the value of imported oil on these tube wells alone is 3.5 billion dollars annually, to transfer the tube wells to solar soon across the country. will come up with models, and provide loans to farmers on easy terms for their transition from oil to solar.

The Prime Minister said that in the budget, money has also been allocated for Danish schools in Balochistan, like other provinces, Balochistan also gets money in NFC, but its area is so large that this amount is insufficient to solve its problems. Is.

He also said that 1000 children from Pakistan will go to China for agriculture education, in which the share of Balochistan will be 10% more than all the provinces.

He also said that he is making tough decisions for the betterment of the country, if he goes to the IMF again, he will drown, if he does not make tough decisions, he will have to go to the IMF even after three years.

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