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Australia will give grant of $1m to Pakistan
Pakistan and Australia signed a grant
agreement of $1 million to ensure equitable distribution of canal and
groundwater in Punjab province. The agreement titled “Optimal Usage and
Management of Canal and Groundwater in Punjab” was signed by M. Akram Malik,
Secretary of the Pakistan Economic Affairs Division and Jason Robertson,
Australian Deputy High Commissioner in Pakistan on behalf of their respective
governments.
Under the arrangement signed in Islamabad, the Australian Government will
provide one million Australian dollars whereas Punjab Irrigation and Power
Department and the Punjab Irrigation and Drainage Authority will contribute Rs
80 million to the project. The project will be conducted under the auspices of
the Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR. It may be
recalled that Australia has the world’s latest technology in integrated water
resource management research.