Gas management problem to raise issues

Friday, December 16th, 2011 9:10:36 by

The decision of the Economic Coordination Committee for the curtailment of gas supply to fertilizer plants was overturned by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani to add another feather to the list of such lapses.  

The ECC approved a gas load management for November, 2011, but the Premier was quick to overturn this decision after a close friend approached Gillani. The Petroleum Ministry was ordered to immediately restore the gas supply to the entire sector, regardless
of the fact that Pakistan does not enjoy abundance of this natural resource and it is only a matter of time before the country will be forced to shift to an alternative source.

According to a press release issued by Prime Minster secretariat a couple of days ago the Ministry of Petroleum was compelled to immediately restore gas supply to all fertilizer plants of the country. The press release further stated that it was decided
to ensure availability of urea to growers in a sufficient quantity, considered critical to increase the yield of wheat crop to meet the output target.

With the elections approaching, the government is content on satisfying various groups in a bid to regain power in 2013. These steps may be beneficial for a few individuals or sectors for that matter, but are surely not beneficial for the common man in Pakistan,
who should be of utmost essence.

However, it remains to be seen that how will this reversal effect the output of agricultural sector, which contributes the least towards the GDP of the country. There is a rumour that there will be a bumper crop of sugarcane this year, but nothing is certain
yet and it remains to be seen how far this assertion materialises.

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