Kisan Mela at Manpura on Tuesday
Author(s): City Air NewsNauni (Himachal Pradesh), September 2, 2019: The Krishi Vigyan Kendra(KVK), Solan, functioning under the Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni will be organizing a Kisan Mela at Manpura...
Nauni (Himachal Pradesh), September 2, 2019: The Krishi Vigyan Kendra(KVK), Solan, functioning under the Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni will be organizing a Kisan Mela at Manpura on September 3.
The event will be held at the Shri Gurudwara Sahib, Manpura. The event is being organized under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan of the Government of India and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research with the aim of creating awareness about water conservation and judicious use of water.
Dr Parvinder Kaushal, UHF Vice Chancellor will be the Chief Guest on the occasion. Besides officials from the local administration, the event will see the participation of line officers from the horticulture and agriculture departments. Around 700-800 farmers from 69 panchayats and scientists from KVK Solan and various departments of the university will attend the mela.
The university will be displaying an exhibition covering topics like fruits, vegetables and flowers, soil and water conservation, food science and technology, forest products, entomology and plant pathology. A farmer scientist interaction will also be held at the event where the problems faced by the famers will be addressed. The university publications, processed food products and seeds will also be available for sale during the event. In addition, the KVK and the university will also be holding tomato day and farmer scientist interaction at Ramshehar on Wednesday.