'Cotton cultivation target to be achieved at any cost'     

MIANWALI: The cultivation of cotton has been started in the district and the department was striving hard to achieve the sowing target on an area of 132,000 acres.

According to deputy director agriculture department Malik Ijaz, cotton growers were advised to sow cotton seed of approved varieties and the department had recommended approved varieties for cotton cultivation.

He said that due to hard work of department and its initiatives cotton production has been increased as compared to previous years.

He said the department was acting on zero tolerance policy about fake pesticides and fertilizers sales and hoped that bumper crop was expected.