DDC conducts an extensive tour of a remote Area
Publish Date : 04/08/2018
UDHAMPUR,AUGUST-04:-In order to observe best practices in Commercial Agiculture adopted in panchayat of Pachote in Tehsil Chenani , today the District Development Commissioner, Udhampur Ravinder Kumar conducted an extensive tour of panchayat Pachote.
During the whirlwind tour the DDC also interacted with the farmers who set up poly houses in this Panchayats with the help of Agriculture department to generate source of income for their Livlihood. During the tour, DDC also visited at village Sangote, Lower Kud, Mandlote and inspected various poly houses,Shade tents,ponds in the area.
While addressing the farmers, DDC applauded the efforts of the Agriculture department for carrying out the benefit of different CSS-Schemes to the needy farmers for their Socio-economic upliftment. Adding to it, he emphasized that training of farmers on latest technology is the need of the hour to enhance the income of farming community.
He instructed the concerned departments such types of events and tours should be organized in future to aware farmers at village level to improve Agriculture practices .He asked the farmers to adopt drip irrigation, Mulching, water harvesting tank, Shade net organic farming etc.The DDC also directed the BDOs, of the district to organise camps in collaboration with Agriculture Department to replicate and aware farmers about new agricultural technics.
Later, Department of Agriculture Sub Division Udhampur Zone Chenani organized a Kissan Ghoshti cum public Grievances redressal Camp at Kud.
A large number of farmers including women participated in the programme and put forth their demands and issues like Establishment of Vegetable Mandi at Tamator Morh, Early Completion of Primary Health Centre Kud, uninterrupted electricity, Lack of staff in primary health centre ,starting work on PMGSY Road etc.
After patiently hearing the demands and issues raised by the general public.The DC gave full assurance to the public that their genuine demands would be redress in priority basis.
During the tour DDC inaugurated newly constructed toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission.
Among others, Chief Planning Officer, Rajeev Bhushan,District Information Officer, Sajad Bashir Somberia, District Agriculture Officer, Ajay Sharma, Chief Horticulture Officer, Brij Vallabh Gupta, Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, Dr. D.D Dogra, Tehsildar Chenani Pardeep Kumar, Sub Divisional Agriculture Officer, Harbans Singh, Subject Matter Specialist, Vikas Padha, and other district and sectoral officers, of various departments including BDOs of the district including large number of prominent citizen were also present and appreciated the efforts of DDC.