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Bahawalpur Facilities INFRA-STRUCTURAL FACILITIES Road-Links: The district has metalled road-length of 1,419 Kilometres. The district is linked with Lodhran, Bahawalnagar Vehari and Rahimyar Khan Districts through metalled road. Rail-Links: The main Peshawar-Karachi railway line passes through Bahawalpur District. The district is linked with Rahim Yar Khan, Hasilpur and Lodhran through railway network.
GENERAL QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF SUB-SOIL WATER: The sub soil water in the district is suitable for industrial purposes. EFFLUENT DISPOSAL FACILITIES: Since most of the industrial activity consists of cotton ginning and oil mills, no serious effluent disposal problems exist at present. However, if some effluent generating industries are established in the district then effluent can be discharged into sem-nullah / river with permission from Irrigation and Power Department, Government of the Punjab. POWER SUPPLY: There are 11 grid stations in the district (ranging in capacity from 66 KV to 220 KV) AL GAS AVAILABILITY: Natural gas is available in Ahmedpur East, Uch-Sharif, Khanqah-Sharif and Bahawalpur City. TELEPHONE FACILITIES: There are 32 telephone exchanges operating in the district (ranging in capacity from 50 lines to 6574 lines). Cellular phone services are available in the district. SOCIAL INFRA-STRUCTURAL FACILITIES: Social infra-structural facilities (Public Sector) available in the district (public sector) are given in Table n Tehsil se basis.
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