Kargil/ Dec. 18/ Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan laid the foundation stone of Agriculture Processing and Marketing Center at Kurbathang here today.

The project is being constructed at a cost of Rs 252.66 lacs under the Special Development Package (SDP) and will play a major role in agricultural processing and marketing opportunities to the farmers’ community in the district.    

Executive Councillors Aga Syed Mujtaba Mosavi, Mubarak Shah Nagvi, Er Phunsog Tashi, Muhammad Ali Chandan, Deputy Commissioner Baseer ul Haq Choudhary, President Municipal Committee, Kargil Zaheer Hussain Babar, Chief Agriculture Officer Kargil Kacho Muhammad Ali Khan, officers of other line departments, other district officers and the staff members of Agriculture Department were present during the inauguration.

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The Chief Agriculture Officer Kargil informed on the occasion that the Agriculture Processing and Marketing Center will be equipped with the necessary facilities of grading, packaging, grinding and other value addition of pulses, cereals and vegetables.  

Later, the CEC along with the Executive Councillors and the Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil also launched the distribution of UV Films among the registered Self-Help Groups (SHGs) of Agriculture Department in the district.

The CEC and other dignitaries distributed 100 numbers of UV Films among the registered SHGs of Kargil (A) Zone on the occasion while 3000 UV Films in total are being distributed in the district in different phases among the registered SHGs, Agri Farm Schools and progressive farmers during the coming days.

Meanwhile, a training cum awareness programme was also organized by the Department of Agriculture Kargil during which the officers of Agriculture and other line departments and the scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Kargil enlightened the farmers about different Government schemes available with the respective departments for benefit of the farming community.

The farmers were also imparted training and valuable information on the proper upkeep and maintenance of soil and proper sowing and irrigational techniques for better farm productivity.