| 26 dealers booked, huge quantity of misbranded pesticides seize | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, May 1: Continuing its drive against sale and distribution of spurious, illegal and unauthorized pesticides, authorities have filed cases against 26 dealers and seized huge quantity of misbranded pesticides in the Kashmir valley.An official spokesperson here today said a team of Law Enforcement Agency inspected various godowns in Budgam, Baramulla, Pulwama, Kulgam and Anantnag districts and booked 26 pesticide dealers for violating Insecticides Act 1968."During the inspection the Law Enforcement Inspector Anantnag seized a huge quantity of misbranded Pesticide, including 1650 kgs of Mancozvip and 350 kgs of Mancozvip manufactured by Agri care from Godreg Agrovit Ltd Anantnag. ''Also a quantity of 8 kgs of IPL Ziram-80 manufactured by India pesticide Ltd Lucknow UP was also seized from M/S Crop Care Anantnag, he said.In south Kashmir district of Kulgam, the Law Enforcement inspector Kulgam seized a huge quantity of misbranded pesticides, including 18 kgs of Indofil M-45 manufactured by Indofil industries Ltd Mumbai and 13 kgs of IPL Ziram-80 manufactured by India pesticide Ltd Lucknow UP from M/S Naikoo Agro Kulgam."In total 26 dealers were booked in various districts of Kashmir valley, he said.He said the drive against the distributors and dealers of pesticide, fertilizers and seeds contravening the insecticide Act, 1968 shall be intensified in coming days
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