Pink bollworm causes loss of 1m cotton bales annually

FAISALABAD: Farmers should adopt proper management strategy against pink bollworm as the insect causes a loss of more than 1 million cotton bales every year.

This was stated by Deputy Director Agriculture (Extension) Chaudhry Khalid Mehmood while addressing an agriculture seminar at Jaranwala. He said that the Agriculture Department had started creating awareness among farmers about attack of pink bollworm on the cotton crop. He said the pink bollworm goes into winter nap during November and December and its eggs remain present on cotton seeds, branches and dried leafs in farms and ginning factories. When they get sufficient temperature after winter, they again become active, he told. He said that cotton growers should act upon the advice of agricultural experts and avoid cultivating cotton crop before April 1 to save it from attack of pink bollworm. He said that the Agriculture Department awareness campaign would continue till March 31.

Power shutdown programme: The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) has issued a shutdown programme for Monday due necessary repair, maintenance and expansion of electric lines.

According to the programme, power supply from Sajjad Estate, City Housing, K&M and AZ Apparel feeders emanating from 132-KV Millat Road grid station will remain suspended from 10am to 2pm while People’s Colony, Khizra, Khayaban Colony, KTM-1 and National Colony feeders originating from 220-KV Jaranwala Road grid station will observe shutdown from 9am to 2pm on Monday (February 15).

Similarly, electricity supply from Muslim Colony, College Road, New Riazabad, new Chenab Nagar and new Factory Area feeders emanating from 132-KV Chenab Nagar grid station, Dawar feeder originating from 132-KV Chiniot grid station, Hajvairi Park, Depot Bazaar, Haq Baho, Islamia Park, Sant Singh Road, Gulistan, Raja Road, Nishat Mill-1 and Manzoor Park feeders emanating from 132-KV Old Thermal grid station will remain suspended from 9am to 3pm.

Also, power shutdown will be observed from Kutchery Road, Islam Pura, Ali Pur Bungalow and Canal Road feeders originating from 132-KV Jaranwala Road grid station will observe load shedding from 9:30am to 2:30pm on February 15. Meanwhile, power supply from Taja Beerwala and Jamia Abad feeders emanating from 132-KV Bhowana grid station, Noor Mehal feeder originating from 132-KV Mureedwala grid station, Ali Housing, ABC Road, al-Rehman and Muhammad Pura feeders emanating from 132-KV Jhang Road grid station, Thikriwala feeder originating from 132-KV Thikriwala grid station, Tandlianwala City, Alam Shah and Sammundri Road feeders emanating from 132-KV Tandlianwala grid station, Khawaja Habib Ullah and al-Awal feeders originating from 132-KV Mamonkanjan grid station, Sarfraz Colony and Gate Chowk feeders emanating from 132-KV City (GIS) grid station, Ahmad Nagar and Sohail Abad feeders originating from 132-KV Sammundri Road grid station, al-Barkat feeder emanating from 220-KV Sammundri Road grid station, Gulshan Colony feeder originating from 132-KV University grid station, Qadir Abad, Shehbaz Pur, Marzi Pur and Faiz Abad feeders emanating from 132-KV Narwala Road grid station, Shalimar, Hasan Limited, Malari and Lal Shah feeders originating from 132-KV Gojra grid station will remain suspended from 9am to 1pm while Katarian feeder emanating from 132-KV Tandlianwala grid station, Rasiyana and Sain Wazeer Ali feeders originating from 132-KV Sammundri grid station and Mureedwala feeder emanating from 132-KV Mureedwala grid station will observe shutdown from 8am to 1pm on Monday.