Bahawalpur, June 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob, Vice Chancellor, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, has said that with the increase in rainfall in the Cholistan Desert, a special agro-economic zone could be established with a climate system. There will be a benefit of 10 billion. The Vice Chancellor expressed these views while talking to media persons in Islamabad today. He said that the scientists of the Islamia University Bahawalpur have devised a meteorological system for increasing rainfall which can lead to ionization by increasing the humidity in the air. The Cholistan region was actually a lush region centuries ago and turned into a desert due to the depletion of the river Haktra and the scarcity of water.
The project could transform the country’s agricultural economy and greatly improve the country’s overall economic situation. The plan has been proposed to the federal and provincial governments and can be implemented in practice with the attention and support of the government. Annual levels can be increased from 100 mm to 400 mm. He said that Islamia University Bahawalpur agricultural research, especially marketing of different varieties of cotton seeds, has resulted in the cultivation of university varieties on 50% of the area under cotton cultivation in the country.
These types are effective against low water, high temperature and various diseases. The revival of textile industry will benefit Rs. 10 billion. The Punjab Government and China have included Islamia University Bahawalpur’s intercropping technology project in the CPEC project. With the help of agricultural resettlement and livestock, the national GDP can be increased by 3%. The eco-friendly method will be available. The Vice Chancellor said that the Archeology Department of the University has recently been set up which is working on a special project for the discovery of 7000 years old archeological sites of the Haktra civilization in the Cholistan Desert.
He said that the number of students in Islamia University Bahawalpur is 57 thousand which will reach close to 70 thousand in the current semester and it will become the first big university in Pakistan where there are more than 2000 teachers out of which 1000 are PhD teachers. He said that Islamia University Bahawalpur is among the top 350 universities in Asia according to Times Higher Education in the world ranking. Development projects worth Rs. 1200 billion are being worked on in the university.
With the cooperation of Punjab government, 2.5 MW solar energy project has been completed which is providing electricity to a large campus of the university. Bahawalpur has four new academic blocks and four new hostels and plans for the University School of State Sciences. The Punjab government has started measures to provide land for campuses in Hasilpur and Liaquatpur. He said that the Prime Minister of Pakistan during his tenure as Chief Minister had given crores of scholarships and laptops to Islamia University Bahawalpur which he hoped would increase.
The start of active admission in the university has stopped. Admission of 17000 new students is expected this year thanks to modern online system. The IT department of Islamia University Bahawalpur has started successful testing service. Other public and private institutions, including MEPCO, conduct tests at Islamia University Bahawalpur for their new assignments. Due to all these factors, it has become the largest and fastest growing university in the country.
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