Director Horticulture Kashmir Ajaz Ahmad Bhat on Saturday convened a meeting of Committee constituted for formulation of Scheme for nursery Development in the meeting hall of Directorate of Horticulture Rajbagh Srinagar.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Director Horticulture, Nursery Registration officer, Sr. Scientist, CITH Srinagar, Empanelled Developers for high density plantation scheme and Nursery growers. During the course of meeting Director Horticulture elaborated that a separate scheme for nursery development on the basis of subsidy on production per plant will be formulated so as to boost the production of elite planting material from the local nurseries with the use of exotic rootstocks.
He assured the nursery growers that every support will be provided for nursery development for production of quality planting material. Director Horticulture also took a detailed stock of high density plantation programme as an activity to increase the returns manifold. Directions were passed to speed up the implementation of high density plantation programme as per targets allotted to Empanelled Developers so that fixed targets will be achieved and more and more growers avail benefits of the scheme.
The Developers briefed that identification of areas were almost completed and Plantation will be started during ensuing plantation season. Director Horticulture said that several initiatives have already been taken in this sector so that it becomes a game changer for the economy of the UT, besides also helping in generation of job avenues to the people especially the youth. During the course of meeting the issue regarding checking of pesticides came into discussion. Director Horticulture issued necessary instruction that in order to check the pesticides stocks, the issue will be reviewed on monthly basis in collaboration with Directorate of Enforcement.
