Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 27: The Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) Agriculture Production Department, J&K Govt. Atal Dulloo, today visited the Mega Fruit Plant Nursery, Chakroi, R.S Pura.
The mega nursery being developed here will be first of its kind in the history of department exclusively for the production of cultivars of high density fruit plants. This will cater the requirement of high density fruit plants of our farmers of Jammu province to a greater extent.
The Director Horticulture Jammu Ram Savak, welcomed the Additional Chief Secretary and briefed him about the developmental works going on in the nursery for its holistic development covering an area of 805 kanals. He informed that the nursery will be developed with latest technologies for production of quality true to type High Density fruit Plants of Mango, Guava, Litchi, Citrus etc. Moreover, the mother plants procured from the prominent Agriculture/ Horticulture institutes across the country will be planted in the ensuing Rainy Season.
During visit, the Financial Commissioner launched the plantation by planting a sapling of citrus plant. He also inaugurated the Hi-Tech Poly House developed in an area of 2000Sq.m. for production of quality plant material.
While speaking on the occasion, Dulloo appreciated the work done by the department in developing the mega nursery on scientific lines and also impressed upon the officers to work with more zeal and zest for producing maximum number of quality plant material so that the common farmer is benefitted.
Director Agriculture Jammu, Joint Director Horticulture Jammu, Chief Horticulture Officers, District level officers, HDO’s, and other staff was also present on the occasion.
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