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  • Dir Agriculture inaugurates Hi-tech poly-house, mushroom units at Rawanpora Tangmarg

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    SRINAGAR, APRIL 26:  The Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal today Inaugurated a Hi-tech poly-house and two mushroom units at Rawalpora,  Sub-division  Tangmarg district Baramulla. 

    During his visit to the sub- division he took stock of the agriculture scenario in the area.

    Speaking to the farmers of different areas, the sub-division Director said that the department is working on an ambitious plan of providing farmers with round the year availability of seedlings of different vegetable crops. 

    He said to achieve this goal the department has established hi-tech polyhouses in all the districts of Kashmir division.

     Dir also highlighted the Importance of integrated farming and asked the farmers to diversify their agriculture operations.

    He asked the concerned officers to guide the farmers during their preparation of paddy nurseries and during the pre and post harvest operations of oil seed ( Mustard ) crop.

     He asked the farmers that the department would provide all the technical assistance to them in comprehensively performing their agriculture activities.

    Later,  Dir Agriculture visited some progressive agri- entrepreneurs in the area who have established their integrated farm units.

     He held interactions with these agri-preneurs and took feedback from them. 

    Director was accompanied by deputy director planning Mohammad Younis Chowdhury and some other offices of the department.

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    ( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )

  • CRPF goes hi-tech in Kashmir, gets CSR Vehicle to fight militancy

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    Umaisar Gull Ganie

    Srinagar, Mar 02: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has inducted a bomb/bulletproof armoured vehicle also known as CSRV (critical situation response vehicle) to fight militancy in Kashmir.

    Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that bullet-proof vehicles, wall-through radars and drones are some of the new gadgets inducted by CRPF into its counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir.

    They said several of these hi-tech equipment were used in Pulwama encounter recently in which two militants were killed.

    Speaking exclusively to KNO, Alok Avasthy, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations (CRPF) South Kashmir, said that to ensure the zero percent collateral damage and successful anti-militancy operations in the Kashmir, the CSR vehicle has been inducted in CRPF which has a space for four men including a Commander who directs his men to target the terrorists.

    He said that during encounters, they felt the need of a vehicle that would ensure zero casualities to the force and CSR is a best choice. “ This is a modern bullet and bomb-proof vehicle for room/house interventions during encounters in Kashmir Valley,” the DIG said. “This is a confidence booster for jawans as they know, bullet can’t hit them in this vehicle. This has helped to raise the morale of soldiers on ground.”

    He said that the vehicle acts as a force multiplier in situations like narrow lanes and by-lanes where you need a sort of intervene in a room or house where a terrorist is held up. “The vehicle can go high upto 50 feet and aim the target easily,” he said—(KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )