Pakistan, Oman urged to work in field of water management

Omani Ambassador to Pakistan Mohamed Said Allawati on Sunday said that Oman and Pakistan are enjoying good as well as time-tested relations that should be more cemented especially in the field of water management as water scarcity had started hitting the world.
He was addressing the concluding session of on-farm training for the Balochistan farmers during his visit to Post Graduate Research Centre, UAF. He also inaugurated the newly-constructed Water Management Research Centre, UAF.
He said that water scarcity was the biggest challenges of the globe as water was the basic component of the life and without the water security we could not survive. Like other part of the world, Oman was also under the grip of water issues.
In this regard, he called for get benefit from other expertise in a bid to cope with the challenge. Talking about the Balochistan, he said that it was integral part of Pakistan and the people of his country had close relations with the inhabitants of Balochistan. He also praised Pakistan for being friendly, hardworking and talented people who were doing their best in different fields.
UAF Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said that Oman was one of the countries which stood with Pakistan through tough times and took many steps to steer the country out of the crises.
He said that the people of Balochistan had sentimental attachment with Oman as some of them had dual nationality (Pakistan and Oman) and working in the friend country. He said that Oman had initiated many packages for uplifting the Balochistan by investing in education, health, infrastructure and other sectors. He said that Oman was a country with zero crime rate and the people of the country were having the high values of tolerance, forgiveness as people from all colours were residing there with brotherhood.
He said that the UAF was committed to narrowing the gap between farming community and agricultural experts in order to increase per acre production.
Dean Faculty of Agricultural Engineering Dean Professor Dr Rai Niaz said that the university had set up drip irrigation on 200 acre in a bid to demonstrate and promote the technology in the country which had become need of the hour.
He said that the drip irrigation not only saves the water but also increases the yield and helps fight the water challenges.