Progress on establishment of SIS under NMS reviewed

Director Agriculture Kashmir, Altaf Aijaz Andrabi who is also Mission Director, National Mission on Saffron (NMS) today chaired a meeting of concerned officers to review the progress on establishment of Sprinkle Irrigation Systems (SIS) under NMS.

Director stressed upon the engineers of the Mechanical Engineering Department to ensure that all the 119 Bore wells are made functional during the current season to ensure timely irrigation supply to the saffron crop.

   

He said the department cannot afford to delay the establishment of Sprinkle Irrigation System as the department is committed to provide irrigation facilities during the current crop cycle.

Andrabi directed that the first cycle of irrigation shall be completed in 15 days starting 3rd week of August by pressing into service the already completed Bore wells.

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