Srinagar, Feb 08 (KNS): Widening department’s drive against distribution and sale of unregistered and banned insecticides, pesticides, seed, a high level departmental team lead by Director Agriculture Kashmir (Controller Insecticides), Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal Tuesday inspected premises of various insecticides and pesticides dealers of district Pulwama. 

According to a statement, issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS) during the visit the team took detailed stock of availability and distribution of various insecticides and pesticides in the district. 

Stakeholders were asked to strictly adhere to the different provisions of insecticides act 1968 and ensure set quality parameters with respect to the different products (insecticide /pesticides).
 
Speaking on the occasion, Director Agriculture Kashmir (Controller Insecticides) said that department is vigorously working and pursuing an endeavor to ensure that only the genuine quality products reach to the customer. 

“The quality of the agriculture inputs plays a key role in the successful agriculture enterprise.” 

Chowdhary said that the availability of a quality product to the farmer not only reduces the overall cost of cultivation of a particular crop but it also contributes to the sustainability of crop cultivation. 

He said that department has already adopted a multidimensional monitoring mechanism to stop the movement of unregistered and banned material in the region and they are expecting good results in days to come.  

He said that this valley-wide drive against the unregistered and banned insecticides will continue in coming days as well. 

Director was accompanied by Joint Director Agriculture Extension Sheikh Shahid Iqbal, Deputy Director Planning Mohammad Younis Chowdhary, Enforcement Officer South Kashmir Dr. Amarjeet Singh and a team of enforcement officers. (KNS)