216 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিল : চতুর্থ খন্ড There was no state control over private investment and as such the flow had been completely unchecked. Steel-the basic item required for any development is now being produced in two mills in West & East Pakistan. Funds provided for these mills were £56 million for West Pakistan and £11 million for East Pakistan. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT West Pakistan East Pakistan Fertilizer distribution during 1964-68 in "000 nutrient tons 739 66% 37 | 33% Improved seed distribution during 1964–69 in '000 tons 342 89% 40 ||| 9% 1951–52 1966–67 1951–52 1966–67 Increase in fish production in '000 metric tons 56 153 175 259 273%increase 48% increase Distribution of Tractors Wheel type, (numbers) 20,069 1,825 2,000 350 Other large 91% 9% Needless to mention that the agricultural land in East Pakistan has more acreage and most lands produce 2 to 3 crops a year whereas in the West the acreage is less and the productivity per acre is much smaller. One fails to understand the logic in these state of affairs. Needless to mention that the agricultural land in East Pakistan has more acreage and most lands produce 2 to 3 crops a year whereas in the West the acreage is less and the productivity per acre is much smaller. One fails to understand the logic in these state of affairs. In agricultural finance, the Pakistan Agricultural Development Bank has lent over Rs. 600 million but most of these went to West Pakistani farmers. Most of the large irrigation projects have been treated as federal projects and financed by the central government and has been completed in West Pakistan. This was a deliberate attempt to keep the 75 million Bangalis at starvation level. In the federal army of 500,000 only 20,000 are Bengalis. These 480,000 West Pakistanis spend their income in the West which indirectly help the economy of that part of the country. Economic experts have evidence that in 1959 an average East Pakistani was 20% worse off than another in the West. In 1968, he was 40% worse off than his brother in Islam in West Pakistan. POWER DEVELOPMENT Another criterion to measure progress is the consumption of electric power per head of the population. In Pakistan growth in power production has grown considerably. West Pakistan generates by hydel, thermal and other means 838,000 KW (83% of the total) whereas East Pakistan generates 179,500 KW (17% of the total). A great share of foreign aid had been spent on various power development projects. Two giant irrigation & power development projects in Indus Basin.cost $1800 million and WAPDA spent Rs. 1453 m. in 5 years 1959-64
