 Kalimpong,
July 31: Flower lovers in Kalimpong have something
to cheer about. The West Bengal Comprehensive Area Development
Corporation is setting up a tissue culture lab for mass production
of cut flowers in the scenic hill station. They have already
sent a proposal to the state panchayat and rural development
department for the purpose.
The agricultural technical officer of Project
Comprehensive Area Development Corporation (CADC), Ashok Pradhan,
said, that to start large scale production to meet the demands
of bulk orders it was a dire necessity to set up a lab in
Kalimpong. He also said that at present the seedlings were
brought from far-off places like Pune, which increased the
cost of production hugely. According to him, with the new
arrangement, they will be able to get more than a lakh of
seedlings at reduced prices.
The proposal of the lab, which is worth
Rs. 3 crore, was sent to the government last month.
Under the Swarna Jyoti Gram Swarojgar Yojna, in 2003, training
programs was held in floriculture and horticulture for self-help
groups. This brought a significant increase in the number
of growers of cut flowers. Three officials of the CADC also
underwent training on tissue culture last year.
`Under the program funded by the District
Rural Development Cell, we have trained 900 growers, who have
started growing cut flowers and reported a significant increase
in the demand for flowers`, said Ashok Pradhan. |
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