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Punjab Forest Policy, 2019 1. PUNJAB FOREST POLICY - 2019 PUNJAB Punjab, the land of five rivers is population wise the largest province of Pakistan. Once known as the granary of east, Punjab is still the lifeline of Pakistan. It is the second largest province by area after Balochistan. It is bordered by Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as well as the regions of Islamabad Capital Territory and the Azad Kashmir. Punjab is Pakistan's most industrialised province with the industrial sector making up 24% of the province's gross domestic product. It is known in Pakistan for its relative prosperity. Punjab is also one of South Asia's most urbanized regions with approximately 40% of people living in urban areas. Its human development index rankings are high relative to the rest of Pakistan. 1.1 Landscape Punjab's landscape mostly consists of fertile alluvial plains of the Indus River and its four major tributaries in Pakistan, the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej rivers which traverse Punjab north to south - the fifth of the "five waters" of Punjab, the Beas River, lies exclusively in the Indian state of Punjab. The landscape is amongst the most heavily irrigated on earth and canals can be found throughout the province. Punjab also includes several mountainous regions, including the Suleman Mountains in the southwest part of the province, the Margala Hills in the north near Islamabad, and the Salt Range which divides the most northerly portion of Punjab, the Potohar Plateau, from the rest of the province. Sparse deserts can be found in southern Punjab near the border with Rajasthan and near the Suleman Range. Punjab also contains part of the Thal and Cholistan deserts. 1.2 Economic Situation Punjab's economy is mainly agricultural, although industry makes a substantial contribution. The province is playing a leading role in agricultural production. It contributes about 68% to annual food grain production in the country. 51 million acres is cultivated and another 9.05 million acres are lying as cultivable waste in different parts of the province. Cotton and rice are important crops. They are the cash crops that contribute substantially to the national exchequer. Attaining self-sufficiency in agriculture has shifted the focus of the strategies towards small and medium farming, stress on barani areas, farms-to-market roads, electrification for tube-wells and control of water logging and salinity. Punjab is also a mineral rich province with extensive mineral deposits of coal, rock-salt, dolomite, gypsum and silica-sand. Punjab has the largest economy in Pakistan, contributing most to the national GDP. Its share of Pakistan's GDP was 54.7% in 2000 and 59% as of 2010. It is especially dominant in the service and agriculture sectors of Pakistan's economy. With its contribution ranging from 52.1% to 64.5% in the Service Sector and 56.1% to 61.5% in the Agriculture Sector. It is also major manpower contributor because it has largest pool of professionals and highly skilled (technically trained) manpower in Pakistan. 3| Page

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