Villagers protest against Agriculture, Horticulture Deptts

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Aug 6: Villagers of Panchari,  Lander and Bmagh held a protest demonstration  against the  Horticulture and Agriculture Departments for not organizing farmers awareness programmes on their schemes
Locals said that Centre and State Government were  sending messages through big boards and social media, public meetings and other mass communication, that the Government administration was  providing facilities under various schemes of Horticulture and Agriculture Department  but the people in Udhampur, Chenani, Ramban, Sawalakote, Reasi, Katra, Panthal, Tikri, mostly farmers, were not being made aware of these schemes through  Kisan Mela, Kisan Awareness camps etc.
They alleged that no employees of Horticulture and Agriculture Department was ever seen in the area during the last four years even as  80 percent population depends on agriculture and horticulture.
They alleged lamented that due to heavy and continuous  rains, winds, floods, etc, their   crops were  damaged but  no compensation was  given to them  from concerned departments as their employees failed  in submitting the  report on damaged crop.

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