Srinagar, Dec 12 (KNS): A joint team of law enforcement agency of agriculture department and pesticides association Tuesday seized a huge quantity of sub-standard fertilizer in Sugoo village of Shopian.
As per a statement, the inspection was led by Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal and was conducted after credible inputs with an aim to curb the black marketing, use of sub standard fertilizers and unauthorized sale of fertilizers.
The statement reads that around 200 quintals of sub standard fertiliser were seized during the inspection.
The director said that a team of enforcement wing of the department raided and found that the huge quantity of sub standard fertiliser was being used.
He assured that strict action according to law shall be initiated against such people found involved such activities. (KNS)