Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 27: To have a complete review of horticulture activities as well as physical and financial achievements under different schemes, especially HADP and Revised Modified High Density Plantation, a review meeting was chaired by Director Horticulture, Jammu C. L Sharma at Ramban
While taking a review of the ongoing schemes, Director Horticulture impressed upon all the officers and officials to expedite the works undertaken for the development of the departmental nurseries and achieve the targets allotted under different schemes well in time so that full expenditure shall be incurred.
He also said all the fruit plants produced in the departmental nurseries which are fit for distribution should be lifted. The Director laid emphasis on effective implementation of HADP projects particularly different components of project-21 viz: establishment of plant propagation units, root stock banks, mother orchards, protected cultivation units, and rejuvenation of old & senile orchards.
He impressed upon staff to make maximum efforts to reach to every farmer so that various interventions being taken up under HADP and Revised Modified High Density Plantation Scheme are implemented and objective of the Govt is well achieved.
Director Horticulture also reviewed the developmental activities in the ACHD farm and issued instructions to Virinder Kumar, Farm Manager, ACHD regarding the production of quality grafted planting material and other developmental activities.
Earlier, at the outset, Chief Horticulture Officer, Ramban Anil Gorkha presented an overview of the district and apprised about the achievements made by the department under different ongoing Horticulture developmental schemes for the upliftment of the farming community.
He also listened to the grievances of the field staff patiently and assured them to be resolved in a time bound manner.
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