Minister directs for halting establishment of residential societies on agriculture land.

KARACHI -- Sindh Environment Minister Ismail Rahoo on Sunday expressed concern over the reported rapid depletion of agricultural lands, directed the officials concerned that setting up residential societies on agricultural lands should be stopped.

In a statement, he said that if the developers of housing schemes on agricultural lands were not stopped, than food shortage and increase in environmental pollution would become inevitable in a few years.

He further said that eradication of agricultural lands and setting up of housing societies on them is dangerous for agricultural economy and environment.

The shortages of important crops like wheat, Cotton and Rice may also occur, he said.

He said that due to water scarcity, heat wave and...

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