By Punjabnewswire4u
CHANDIGARH, OCT 7
In a bid to
adopt Nano Technology in the agriculture sector, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr.
Parkash Singh Badal asked the concerned state departments to chalk out the
modalities for collaborating the with World's top ranking organizations in the
field of Nano technology.
Mr. Badal was
reviewing the prospects of the various applications of the Nano technology in
the field of Agriculture during a high level meeting with the senior officers
of Agriculture and Horticulture departments besides the scientists of Punjab
Agriculture University (PAU) Ludhiana here at Punjab Bhawan on Sunday
evening.
Emphasizing
the dire need to introduce Nano Technology in the agriculture sector, Mr. Badal
said that it would not only enhance the crop productivity but also reduce the
agricultural input costs drastically. He asked the Scientists of PAU to explore
the possibilities of effective implementation of this technology in the state
with the help and coordination of world's top Universities like Cornell
University (US) and other organizations working in this field.
Appreciating
the marvelous efforts of some farmers working on scientific lines in the field
of Fisheries and Dairy farming, Mr. Badal reiterated the state government's
firm commitment to introduce new technologies in the field of agriculture and
allied farming in the state to facilitate the farmers for supplementing their
income. He further said that as the productivity of agriculture sector had been
considerably reduced with the over use of fertilizers, pesticides and
insecticides for a long period thus making the soil extremely hard and acidic.
Experts in the meeting apprised the chief minister that Nano technology could
reduce acidic nature of the soil and attract earth warms to regain its
fertility.
Referring to
the tissue culture research, Mr. Badal approved a plan of Rs 4 crore to be
carried out by PAU in two years and asked its scientists to intensify their
research work to develop a seed less verity of Kinnow.
Prominent
amongst those who were present in the meeting included Chairman Punjab State
Farmers Commission Dr. GS Kalkat, Principal Secretary to CM Mr. SK Sandhu,
Special Principal Secretary to CM Mr. Gaggandip Singh Brar and VC PAU Dr.
Baldev Singh Dhillon besides other senior officers of the state government.
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