 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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