Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday proposes to setup two mega agro processing zones with the intent of promoting farming activities and providing benefits to farmers in the twin provinces of the union territory.
Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department,Navin Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday chaired a meeting to discuss setting up of twomega agro processing zones and review the status of food parks at Kashmir andJammu divisions, an official spokesman said.
The meeting discussed the issues to explore allpossibilities for early setting up of agro processing zones and food parks inthe twin divisions with the intent of promoting farming activities andproviding benefits to farmers, the spokesman said.
The patches of land are available for setting up of AgroProcessing Zones in Jammu, he said.
Officials said about 351 kanal land at Gho Manhasa Jammu and3791 kanal land at Maand Tikkri, Udhampur besides 3074 kanal land at Serikalan,Khurd, Dhammi and Nagrota were available.
The director industries, Kashmir, also informed that about200 kanal land at Banderpora, Budgam and 582 kanal land at Pehlipora,Laar Gerderbal has been identified for the setting up of these zones, thespokesman said.
It was decided that at Banderpora, Budgam the priority willbe given to Agro Processing industry based on flowers and fast perishable agroand horticulture based products.
The meeting decided that the first Agro Processing Zone willbe established on 351 kanal land at Gho Manhasa Jammu and 1000 kanal land wouldbe reserved at Dhami, Nagrota for establishing the second Agro Processing Zonein Jammu Province, the spokesman said.