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Centre of
Excellence for Fruits to be inaugurated by CM Haryana and Israel's Ambassador
to India on 21st May
19, May 2013
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Jyani, GS Mann, Background Music: Murari Verma
Watch Video: Mangiana - Center
of Excellence for Fruits is ready. Inauguration by Sh BS Hooda CM Haryana on
21st May 2013. It is an Indo- Israel Project spread in area over 72 Acres.
Interview of Dr AS Saini Director Horticulture Haryana and Sh Ramesh Kumar
expert at Mangiana.
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The Centre of Excellence for
Fruits has been set up in collaboration with Israel over an area of 72 acres at
a cost of Rs 9.7 crore under the National Horticulture Mission (NHM).
Alon Ushpiz, Israel's
Ambassador in India, will be present on the occasion. This project would promote
horticulture in the state. Saplings of citrus fruits, pomegranates, olives,
guava and dates have been planted at the centre.
Apart from the shed net house,
anti-insect house and high-tech greenhouse had also been set up at the centre.
Micro-irrigation with
automatic system had been installed in separate blocks of orchards and nursery.
Dr A.S. Saini Addl Director
Horticulture Haryana informed that plants of different varieties of citrus
fruits had been set up over an area of 23 acres of land, pomegranate on four
acres, olive on six acres, guava on three acres and dates over an area of five
acres.
He said horticulture farming
would enhance the income of farmers and fresh juice would be available to the
people of adjoining areas.
Dr J Ganesan DC Sirsa said
with a view to promote horticulture activities, Rs 90 crore had been spent so
far under the National Horticulture Mission in the district as a result of
which 8,300 hectares of land was under the Horticulture Department in the
district.
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