Irrigation department to set up five hydropower units

Punjab Irrigation and Power Secretary Arif Nadeem has announced that the Irrigation Department is planning to set up five hydropower units on canals producing 25 megawatts of electricity to meet the current shortages.
Nadeem said careful use of available water for irrigation by applying modern techniques, the agriculture produce could be enhanced manifold. He said the Punjab was building 20 small dams costing Rs 4 billion, adding that 10 of them had been completed. He also said his government would finish nine others by June and outline a strategy to introduce the drip irrigation system in the province.