Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Dec 25: Border area farmers of Samba District have resolved to start cultivation on fields beyond IB Fence after visiting the Suchetgarh sector where BSF has facilitated their counterparts to resume agricultural activities on the fields across the IB fence.
District administration Samba in collaboration with Border Security Force (BSF) today organized a farmers’ tour to Suchetgarh sector and encouraged them to take up agricultural activities beyond fence in Samba sector as well.
During the exposure visit the group of 100 farmers along with PRI members from Rajpura, Samba, & Ramgarh had detailed interaction with their counterparts at Suchetgarh and agriculture officers on cultivable crops and practices that can be taken up along the International Border.
The farmers group included Block Development Council Chairman Rajpura, Radhey Shyam.
Deputy Commissioner Samba, Anuradha Gupta informed that on the direction of J&K LG Manoj Sinha, district administration is encouraging border farmers of Samba to cultivate their fields in the forward areas. “An exposure visit of Samba farmers was organised to the Suchetgarh border to encourage them to follow the suit.”
The DC said that the District administration and BSF authorities will extend full cooperation to farmers by addressing their concerns and also support them in doing routine farming beyond the border fence.
Pertinent to mention 500 Hectare of cultivable land beyond border fencing is available for cultivation in district Samba along International Border.
Later farmers also attended the retreat ceremony at Suchetgarh Post.
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