Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Dec 1: With the onset of dormant season, Horticulture Department today started campaign for rejuvenation of old and senile orchard, under HADP project-21.
The project was launched by Director Horticulture, C L Sharma at Jandi, Hira Nagar and Chak Desa Singh of district Kathua in the old Mango orchards of beneficiaries namely Rameshwar Singh and Ashwani Trahan respectively.
The Director visited the government fruit plant nursery, Ludhwaland and inspected ongoing developmental works taken up under the scheme MIDH.
He laid emphasis on conversion of this nursery to Hi-tech nursery with latest facilities under NABARD and instructed the officer for preparation of DPR including infrastructure developmental works and protected cultivation structures.
Further, the Director had an interaction with the women trainees during the “One day Training Camp on Fruit / Vegetable Preservation” at Amala, Barnoti.
Sharma asked them to get trained in the art of fruit and vegetables preservation and the department will assist them in setting up of Micro Food Processing units for the value addition of fruit and vegetable products which will provide them employment opportunities.
Later, the Director chaired a meeting of the District Officers, Horticulture Development Officers, officials and field functionaries of district Kathua and instructed the officers to organize awareness camps, Kissan goshthis, etc. to ensure better implementation of departmental schemes especially HADP for the ultimate benefit of the fruit growers.
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