OKARA: Fifteen people have been tested positive during random test for coronavirus during the last 10 days or so in Okara.

Deputy District Officer Health Dr Gilani said these patients had been quarantined after three teams of the District Health Authority randomly conducted tests. These mobile teams are working in the field at Okara, Depalpur and Renala Khurd tehsils and took samples of people at crowded places such as shopping plazas and fruit and vegetable markets.

He said 15 people had been tested positive during a fortnightly campaign.

CANAL BREACH: Crops spreading over hundreds of acres were flooded with canal water when a big breach developed in the minor near Kot Charat Singh in Depalpur on Tuesday.

The fields were overflowing with canal water and it also entered the houses of Charat Singh. People started plugging the breach.

Officials of the irrigation department also reached and plugged the breach. degree programmes: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) local sub-campus has launched nine post-graduate programmes and seven major disciplines in agriculture sciences degree programme, seeking applications from the candidates till Aug 31.

The UAF has established its sub-campus here keeping in view the district’s importance in the agriculture sector of the province and to produce professionals and technical experts in the field of agricultural research.

It is also aimed at providing professional education to local students with an affordable fee structure.

In addition, various under and post-graduate programmes in basic sciences have also been initiated at the UAF sub-campus through holding evening classes.

These programmes have been launched in various disciplines, including Botany, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Mathematics and Computer Sciences.

Published in Dawn, August 27th, 2020