JK News Today
Udhampur, July 30:
Striving hard for betterment of farming community and providing them advanced marketing facilities and strengthening the Agricultural Marketing across the UT of J&K, the Director Horticulture Planning & Marketing J&K, Vishesh Paul Mahajan today conducted an extensive tour of Udhampur District and took the cognizance of Departmental activities in the District.
He was accompanied by Executive Engineer of the Department Razdan, Assistant Director Marketing, Anayatullah Khanji, Assistant Director G&P Tehsin Iqbal Chib, Area Marketing Officer Udhampur, Ashwani Kumar, and visited the identified site at Village Mand for upcoming farmers market on National Highway. He also interacted with the Sarpanch Arti Sharma who requested for speedy development of proposed farmer market at Mand which will suffice to the farmers of adjoining villages as well. The Director Horticulture (P&M) gave a patient hearing to Arti Sharma & others and guided them to activate the woman SHG and adopt to value addition techniques for their produce. He further assured that in case of haulage issue, Refrigerator van service could also be provided with all possible marketing support from the department.
Director HPM also visited Fruit & Vegetable Market Udhampur and chaired the meeting in which representatives of the Fruit & Vegetable Market Association Udhampur, Area Marketing Officer, and other staff members of Udhampur were present. Deliberating in the meeting he listened to various issues / problems of the Mandi where he solved some of them on the spot and assured timely redressal of the others.
