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| Horticulture Deptt organizes awareness camp in block Sumb | | |  Early Times Report
SAMBA, Oct 9: The Department of Horticulture, district Samba organized a day long mega awareness camp at remote Panchayat Taloor, Block Sumb under the chairmanship of Director Horticulture Jammu Ram Savak.
While addressing a large gathering of more than 200 farmers including women, Ram Savak asked them to adopt the diversification of crops in their fields so that they can earn during the whole year. He elaborated in detail about the incentives available under the various centrally and state sponsored schemes of the department and urged them to come forward, associate with the Horticulture Department and avail the benefits on different components.
During the programme, the chair inspected the fruit exhibits stalls and also handed over the the keys of farm machinery viz: tractors, power tillers, brush cutter etc to the beneficiaries. This will help the farmers to plough their land at low cost and get maximum output. Further, sanctions for purchase of tractor, power tiller etc. were also distributed to the farmers.
Sham Lal Abrol, Private Secretary to Principal Secretary Horticulture, J&K Govt, during his address impressed upon farmers to adopt horticulture and avail the maximum benefits of farmer friendly departmental schemes and uplift their economic status.
BDC Chairman Ramesh Singh while speaking on the occasion hailed the efforts of the department for organizing such a mega awareness camp in the remotest area of the Samba district thereby bringing awareness among our farmers about the departmental schemes and requested to organize such camps in the adjoining panchayats also.
Later, 400 fruit plants were also distributed among the farmers who participated in the camp.
Chief Horticulture Officer Samba Ashwani Sharma, Sarpanch Baletar Suraj Parkash Verma, Naib Sarpanch Chuni Lal, other PRI members, Horticulture Development Officers and officials of district Samba were also present on the occasion. |
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