NWFP Minister for Agriculture, Arbab Muhammad Ayub Jan has directed the concerned authorities to expedite the pace of work over the Gomal Zam Dam project so that a large portion of land could be prepared for the sowing of wheat in the southern districts of NWFP. He issued these directives while presiding over a high level meeting regarding the re-initiation of Rod Kohi Irrigation system at Senior Member Board of Revenue (SMBR) office on Tuesday. Provincial Minister for Revenue Habibur Rehman Tanoli, SMBR, Ihsanullah Khan, MPA Israrullah Khan Gandapur, former provincial ministers Nawabzada Mohsin Ali Khan and Sanaullah Khan Mian khel were also present in the meeting. The meeting had decided to constitute a high level committee under the chairmanship of NWFP minister for agriculture while minister for revenue, SMBR, DG small dams, secretaries of P&D and finance and concerned MPAs of the area would be the members of the committee. The meeting also decided that 13 bulldozers would be provided immediately along with a mobile workshop facility to D.I. Khan and Tank districts for the repairing of existing and new Rod Kohi system. The meeting also ordered to repair the present Rod Kohi structure and warren kanal Tank as the chief minister taking keen interest in the project. Israrullah Khan Gandapur pointed out the slow pace of work over the Gomal Zam project and asked the government bench to issue directives for expedition of work. Arbab Muhammad Ayub Jan has directed the officials to accelerate the construction work over the project and it should be completed within the specified period. He said with the completion of the project 0.6 million acres fertile land would get the irrigation water facilities and the land would be able to produce sufficient wheat to fulfil the requirements of the province. He said that the chief minister himself was very much interested in the agriculture sector and wanted to see the province self-sufficient in the agriculture field and had already ordered to remove each and every hurdle to achieve the desired goal. He asked the members of the constituted committee to come up with the positive proposals for the success of Rod Kohi projects and to submit the report to him for onward submission to the chief minister within few days. The meeting also reviewed the Head Zam Tank project in detail and decided to restart work on this valuable project.