Srinagar Jamury 16 (KNS): Today Joint Inspection Team (JIT) headed by the Director Horticulture Kashmir G. R. Mir (JKAS) visited Aglar, Shopian. He was accompanied by the Deputy Director Horticulture Kashmir, Chief Canning Instructor, Kashmir, Chief Horticulture Officer, Shopian, Ex. Engineer Horticulture Planning and Marketing, Anantnag and other members of the JIT. The team visited M/S Hamdan Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd. This was the first visit of Joint Inspection Team to the said CA Store after the project was approved by the Empowered Monitoring Committee (EMC). The said store has a capacity 4000 MTs.
Speaking on the occasion Director Horticulture said that currently we have 2.00 Lakh MTs of CA Store capacity in the valley which is significantly low when compared to the annual production which results in distress sales. He further added that the Department is committed to enhance the capacity to a reasonable 5.00 lakh MTs within next few years, as such the Department is exploring every opportunity to have the infrastructures like CA stores, Grading and Packing lines, Processing Units etc., developed across the Valley and best services are provided to the orchardists. He enjoined upon the entrepreneurs to come forward and set up the CA Stores and other post-harvest units for which Department will provide every possible help.(KNS)