46 new cold storages to be set up in Bihar
46 new cold storages to be set up in Bihar Patna, Mar 8: Bihar government today said it would take steps to promote agro-based industries, ensure scientific farming and high quality seeds for farmers, besides set up 46 new cold storages in the state in the current five year plan period.Replying to a three-hour debate on the budgetary demands of over Rs 195 crore for the state agriculture department for 2006-07, Water Resources Minister Ramashray Prasad Singh said all possible steps would be taken for giving a boost to farm production and ensuring rapi growth of agro-based industries.He was replying in the absence of Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh.He said a total of 46 new cold storage units would be set Up during the running five year plan in addition to existing 215 such units to cater to the requirements of farmers.To ensure supply of +high quality seeds+, singh said the +defunct+ bihar state seed corporation would be revived and effective steps would be taken for creating additional irrigat ion facilitiies for 20 lakh hectare area under the million shallow tubewell programme.Call centres have also been opened to facilitate the farmers receive necessary information about scientific methods of farming from scientists, he said.The house later passed the budgetary demands of the agriculture department for the next fiscal by voice vote after rejecting the cut-motion of senior RJD mla Jagdanand Singh who accused the government of having "no concrete policy for agriculture." Earlier, opposition rjd mlas objected to the absence of agriculture minister narfendra singh during the debate on budgetary demands of his department in the House.
46 new cold storages to be set up in Bihar Patna, Mar 8: Bihar government today said it would take steps to promote agro-based industries, ensure scientific farming and high quality seeds for farmers, besides set up 46 new cold storages in the state in the current five year plan period.Replying to a three-hour debate on the budgetary demands of over Rs 195 crore for the state agriculture department for 2006-07, Water Resources Minister Ramashray Prasad Singh said all possible steps would be taken for giving a boost to farm production and ensuring rapi growth of agro-based industries.He was replying in the absence of Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh.He said a total of 46 new cold storage units would be set Up during the running five year plan in addition to existing 215 such units to cater to the requirements of farmers.To ensure supply of +high quality seeds+, singh said the +defunct+ bihar state seed corporation would be revived and effective steps would be taken for creating additional irrigat ion facilitiies for 20 lakh hectare area under the million shallow tubewell programme.Call centres have also been opened to facilitate the farmers receive necessary information about scientific methods of farming from scientists, he said.The house later passed the budgetary demands of the agriculture department for the next fiscal by voice vote after rejecting the cut-motion of senior RJD mla Jagdanand Singh who accused the government of having "no concrete policy for agriculture." Earlier, opposition rjd mlas objected to the absence of agriculture minister narfendra singh during the debate on budgetary demands of his department in the House.
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