Stakeholder consultation on Solar Irrigation conducted at KFUEIT

RAHIM YAR KHAN, March 10: The stakeholder consultation on Solar Irrigation was conducted at KhwajaFareed University of Engineering & IT-RYK with the collaboration of IWMI-Pakistan funded by the World Bank project. The representatives from SCARP, Well drilling, NESPAK, Fatima Fertilizer, solar industry, presidents of multiple farmers associations, and farmers from Rahim Yar Khan District participated in the consultation session. The session was led by Dr. Azeem Ali Shah, Senior Regional Researcher at IWMI-Pakistan. Col. Jamal Rauf (SCARP), Syed Mazhar-ul-HaqBukhari (President KissanBachaoTehreek), Tariq Shahzad, (Assistant Agriculture Engineer-RYK), M. Mustafa Ali (president solar association RYK), Mr. Ateeq-ur-Rehman and Hafiz A. Qahir (Fatima Fertilizer Company), Engr. Yousaf (Field Engineer, NESPAK) and the farmers from the district provided valuable suggestions on the solar irrigation system. The suggestions will be helpful for the potential utilization of proposed World Bank funding to the provincial government department regarding installation of solar irrigation systems. Engr. YasirNiaz-Head of Agricultural Engineering and Engr. Muhammad Ashraf-Assistant Professor from KFUEIT, RYK thanked the participants. PR