CS for making joint efforts to cultivate land near IB

Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, while chairing a joint meeting of Civil administration and Security forces, remarked that joint efforts by the Agriculture Production Department,

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spective of the status of such lands these should be put to productive use to add to our local food basket.

He further made out that these farmers should be facilitated by the Agriculture Department bethe border there.

In his remarks, Principal Secretary, APD, Shailendra Kumar made out that the Department is ready to provide the necessary handholding to the farmers for cultivating these lands. He further

concerned district administrations and security forces should be made to encourage the farmers to cultivate the land patches between the fence and International Border (IB).