12- AGRICULTURE

With a view to dismantling the feudal system in Pakistan, MQM is in favour of limiting the ownership of agricultural land. This is necessary to establish an egalitarian system in the country and until such time that the feudal system is totally eliminated the following actions are necessary:

WATER LOGGING, SALINITY AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM

MQM desires that immediate attention must be paid to updating the irrigation system and the cleansing of canals etc. to increase the agricultural produce. With the consensus of all provinces, and keeping in mind the agreed formula for the distribution of water, new canals should be dug to cultivate barren land. A system for the disposal of the surplus water from the canals is to be strengthened so that the water level should not rise.

A comprehensive plan needs to be introduced for solving the salinity and water logging problems and in this connection the maximum number of tube wells should be installed.

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