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.

Sutlej River

The 1000 miles long river originates in Tibbet region, enters into Indian planes after travelling 300 miles in Himalayas and after travelling further 300 miles enters Pakistan. The total legnth of the river in Paksitan is 300 kms. India got 'complete' rights over Sutlej as a result of Indus Basin Treaty (1960) making its flow into Pakistan only occassional. The river did not flow down the Empress Bridge for last twelve year. The underground water turned brackish. "The water is not fit even for crops," a report of Water and Power Department of the Government of Punjab said early this year.The pumping out of ground water for the agri use also did the damage. The geologists say the river must consistently flow to recharge the acquifers.

Architecture

The Central Liberary Bahawalpur was built in 1924. The architure has been designs in way that even the scorching heat does not let temperature rise above the 25 degree Celsius. Surrounded by garden, the liberary has added a children and women section as well as a newpaper hall. The building is being maintained by Housing Department of the Government of Punjab and waiting for being taken over by Archeological Department for being preserved as a historical site of Pakistan.

Empress Bridge

A century-old Empress Bridge over Sutlej River has come of age. Once a mighty river, Sutlej now flows very occassionally due to India claiming over it complete rights since the signing of Indus Basin Treaty (1960). The economy and ecology of Bahawalpur remians under grave threat if enough water does not flow down the bridge. This railway bridge connects country's South with its North.