Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Director General Mujhaid Sherdil said on Thursday that wheat would be cultivated on 190,000 acres of land in the province according to a set target.

He said that water rate recovery, agriculture tax has been waived off in flood hit villages while agriculture loans have been deferred.

He said that this year a record production of 37 lac tonnes of rice has been obtained in the province.

Government were taking steps to ensure provision of quality agriculture medicines to growers, he added.