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| Army to purchase fruit, vegetables from locals in Leh | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Leh, Dec 16 : Assuring all help to further boost the local economy in Ladakh region, Army has decided to purchase maximum supply of vegetables and fruits besides engage all types of vehicles from locals.
Chief of Staff Major General A K Siwach assured that Army would do every possible efforts to boost the local economy by taking maximum supply of vegetable fruits and engaging all type of vehicles from Ladakh.
He said, though the quality of local vegetable was very good, the Army was in need of more varieties which the local suppliers required to focus on.
General Siwach felt the need to maintain close communication and coordination between the civil administration and the Army so that all type of mix-up or gaps should be amicably resolved.
He was speaking at a army-civil administration meeting, called to streamline the annual contracts for smooth supply of vegetables, fruits and milk and sort out the issue of transportation treaty yesterday.
He there was an annual transportation deal worth Rs 25 crore to Rs 30 crore by engaging all type of civil vehicles by the Army in Ladakh.
Besides, vegetables and fruits valuing around Rs 6 crore also procured by the Army from the local farmers.
In view of having much more potential to enhance the annual contract value, detailed discussion on various issues and measures was held and it was felt the need to produce and supply more variety and more quantity of demanded vegetables and fruits to the Army by the local Cooperative Marketing Societies.
The allotment of road opening contracts in favour of non-local suppliers also came to light and the local cooperative marketing societies expressed their ability to take over the task of contracts, assuring prompt supply of required variety as well as quantity of the demanded items to the Army.
The milk supply and possibility of enhancing the contract volume by establishing pasteurisation plants by the civil also discussed
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