Punjab govt orders girdawri to assess cotton crop damage after pest attack
Chandigarh Sep 23 PTI The Punjab government on Thursday ordered a special girdawri to assess the damage to cotton crop due to pink bollworm pest attack The order in this regard was issued by Deputy Chief Ministers Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and O P Soni according to an official statement They presided over a meeting with the senior officials of the Agriculture and Cooperation Department here Comprehensive discussions on the issue of shortage of DAP and urea supply were held in the meeting It was decided that keeping in view less supply allocation by the government of India to Punjab the matter should be taken up with the Department of Fertilizers for increasing the supply of DAP and urea as the sowing season of wheat is fast approaching in November In the meeting works pertaining to both the departments were also reviewed PTI CHS VSD BAL BAL BAL BAL
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Chandigarh Sep 23 PTI The Punjab government on Thursday ordered a special girdawri to assess the damage to cotton crop due to pink bollworm pest attack The order in this regard was issued by Deputy Chief Ministers Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and O P Soni according to an official statement They presided over a meeting with the senior officials of the Agriculture and Cooperation Department here Comprehensive discussions on the issue of shortage of DAP and urea supply were held in the meeting It was decided that keeping in view less supply allocation by the government of India to Punjab the matter should be taken up with the Department of Fertilizers for increasing the supply of DAP and urea as the sowing season of wheat is fast approaching in November In the meeting works pertaining to both the departments were also reviewed PTI CHS VSD BAL BAL BAL BAL