Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 16: The Director Horticulture Jammu, Ram Savak, as a Prabhari of Panchayat Lower Narayna of block Khour, today chaired a review meeting regarding the decisions taken in the Back2Village 4 progamme wherein the representatives of various departments besides Sarpanch & Panches of the Panchayat participated.
In the meeting, the road map was prepared for the developmental works to be undertaken for the overall development of the Panchayat and it was further decided that the next review shall be held on 6th of February, 2023.
Meanwhile, the Department of Horticulture Jammu conducted one day farmers’ awareness cum training programme on canning and processing of fruits at Panchayat Kot Maira Upper, Khour under the chairmanship of Director Horticulture Jammu, Ram Savak.
Chief Horticulture officer Jammu, S Sarbjeet Singh, Chief Canning & Processing Instructor Gul Sayeed, DL Subject Matter Specialist Sandeep Gupta, MCC Vinod Wanchoo, HDO Amit Saraf, besides Sarpanches, Panches, women entrepreneurs and farmers participated in the programme.
While addressing the gathering of farmers of the area during the programme, Ram Savak briefed them about various Centrally and UT sponsored schemes of the department in detail and urged them to come forward and avail incentives under different schemes of the department.
Rajni Devi and Sharda Devi, Sarpanches of Panchayat Kot Maira Upper & Lower Narayna respectively, were also present in the awareness cum training programme.
The Director also planted a sapling of Litchi plant for starting compact plantation in farmers’ field at village Troti, covering an area of 60 kanals. Later, the Director Horticulture distributed certificates to trainees who participated in the “One Month Training Programme on Fruit and Vegetables Preservation” held at village Akhnoor wherein HDO Akhnoor Varinder Sharma was also present.
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