The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated fifty billion rupees for construction of watercourses in different areas of the province.
A spokesman of agriculture department told Radio Pakistan Peshawar correspondent that the amount will be spent on construction of thirty-two thousand irrigation channels during four years.
The aim of construction of these channels is to prevent wastage of water and soil erosion as well as bring maximum barren land under cultivation to enhance agriculture production in the province.
The spokesman added that small dams are being constructed in southern and tribal districts to promote agriculture in these areas.
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