Dir Agriculture (K) reviews functioning of deptt amid prevailing weather conditions

Srinagar: Amid changing weather conditions in the region, the Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal Friday reviewed the functioning of the Department in a meeting held here.
Addressing the meeting, the Director reiterated the Department’s commitment to work for the welfare and wellbeing of the farming community. He directed the concerned officers to ensure that the farmers are strictly following the advisories recently issued by the Department to manage different agriculture activities amid the present weather scenario.
He asked the officers to visit farmers and work in a coordinated manner to address the issues and demands raised by the farmers amid present weather scenario. The agriculture experts from the Department have been directed to devise strategies so that the farmers could coop up with the conditions in an effective manner, he added.
The meeting was attended by Joint Director Agriculture Farms, Dr. Syed Waseem Ahmad Shah, Joint Director Agriculture Marketing Mohammad QasimGani, Deputy Director Planning Mohammad YounisChowdhary and some other officers through virtual mode.