Agriculture

The areas settled two-centuries back got canal system in late sixties. The water share has been reduced by 2/3rd due to extension of cultivable area in Cholistan. The rising input cost has made profits significantly fall while there is virtually no industrial structure around to provide employement.

Date-palm cultivation

Date-palm farm near Bahawalpur city. Failure of cotton crop for last successive five years has forced farmers to alternative including date-palm wich needs less watering and virtually no fertilsers. The profitability can be increased through better marketing and packaging facilities.