Action ordered against housing schemes on agriculture land.

KARACHI -- Sindh Environment Minister Ismail Rahoo, while expressing concern over the rapid depletion of agricultural lands, said Sunday that if the builder of housing schemes on agricultural lands were not stopped, then food shortage and increase in environmental pollution would become inevitable in a few years.

Rahoo in his statement issued further said that eradication of agricultural lands and setting up of housing societies on those was dangerous for agricultural economy and environment. Shortages of important crops like wheat, cotton and rice might also occur, he said and added that due to water scarcity, heatwave and climate change in Sindh, the production of...