khushab vision

generally about 10° cooler than the plains, while at Sakesar the temperature seldom ranges above 90° or below 70° in the hot months. January is the coldest month. The average minimum at Khushab is 39°. The District is comparatively healthy, though it suffers con- siderably from fever in the autumn months. 'J'he Bar has a better climate than the river valleys, but has deteriorated since the opening of the Jhelum Canal.

The six new tehsils created by the Punjab government last year in as many districts, reportedly under political considerations, have yet not been given the tehsil municipal administration status because of legal hurdles.

  During the inaugurating of Delay Action Dam at Sadiqabad, district Khushab, the community organizations demanded from Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) and government to provide more and more micro finance credit schemes. The Delay Action Dam along with modern irrigation system including Sprinkle and Drip Irrigation, water pumps were installed in different parts of the district through financial assistance of the PPAF.