Stating that Horticulture and Agriculture sectors are the backbone of the local economy in Tangmarg besides tourism, National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Ahmad Shah Tuesday said that a chain of cold stores, establishment of fruit and vegetable mandis and other such facilities are need of the hour to strengthen the Horticulture sector in the area.
Shah while speaking to locals at Siri, Warpora and other areas said that the NationalConference government would ensure that the horticulture and agricultureIndustries are groomed and developed on modern lines and the growers areprovided facilities equipped with modern technology to compete with the industryoutside the state.
Rolling out his vision for the Tangmargconsituency, theformer bureaucrat said that education was the foundation of overall developmentin any society and added that the modern world was technology driven thereforethe need of the hour was to strengthen the educational system in the ruralareas.
He said vocational and job oriented courses have to beintroduced in the system so that youth are made not only self reliant but alsojob opportunities can be created for the youth.