In 4 yrs, Jandrah hosts over 100 awareness camps of different departments: Anil Sharma
JANDRAH, MARCH 27: Department of Horticulture today organised a day-long impressive awareness-cum-training camp for farmers and orchardists at Panchayat Ghar in village Jandrah.
A team of senior officers of the Horticulture department, led by Chief Horticulture Officer (CHO), Jammu, Yogesh Kesor, under the overall supervision of Director Horticulture, Jammu Anil Sharma, visited the village and held interaction with farmers and orchardists.
Anil Sharma, Sarpanch, Panchayat Halqa Jandrah and president, All Jammu Kashmir Panchayat Conference presided over the event.
Speaking on the occasion, the CHO Jammu informed the local people including women, who turned up in large numbers, about the various schemes sponsored by the state as well as the central governments for the welfare of farmers and orchardists in horticulture sector.
Kesor also informed the farmers about the various schemes under which the state and the central governments are providing subsidy to encourage the people towards horticulture sector.
“I am glad to see the enthusiasm among the people here. It is really encouraging sign for us that the people are keen to avail the benefits being provided by the government in horticulture sector. We assure the people that the department will extend all possible help and reach out the farmers and orchardists with all schemes,” Kesor said.
Anil Sharma, the Sarpanch Jandrah, expressed his gratitude to the team of Horticulture department for holding an informative camp for local people and said it would go a long way in disseminating valuable information about the various schemes being extended by the government in horticulture department. “The camp will prove beneficial for farmers to seriously consider this sector as a major source of their livelihood. We are also highly grateful to the Director Horticulture Jammu for giving his consent to hold this camp on our request,” he said.
“A big transformation in overall development of the village has been witnessed in the past four years. We have been able to host around 100 camps of different departments in Jandrah which have helped a lot to the people in availing the benefits of various government schemes. We hope that this momentum will continue in coming days,” Sharma said.
Prominent among others who participated in the camp included Sanjeev Kumar, District Level Sub Matter Specialist (Entomology), Dheeraj Sharma, HDO Jammu, Angrez Singh, HDR Jammu, local residents including Ganga Dutt Sharma, Rameshwer Singh, Chandermuli Sharma, Ranjeet Singh, Saleem Mohd, Karan Dutt, Balbir Singh, Govind Singh, Pritam Chand and Fazi.
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