Chautala alert over bumper wheat harvest

By Our Special Correspondent

CHANDIGARH, DEC. 25. The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Om Prakash Chautala, has urged the Central Government to formulate ways and means for the management of the ensuing wheat harvest, which too is expected to be a bumper crop like the previous paddy crop, to safeguard the interests of the farmers well in time.

The Chief Minister, who was speaking after inaugurating a ``plant clinic'' constructed with the assistance of the Indian Council for Agricultural Research in the campus of the CCS Haryana Agricultural University at Hissar, said he had even urged the Union Consumer Affairs Minister, Mr. Shanta Kumar, to initiate schemes for ``managing'' crops.

He forewarned that any delay in timely action might lead to a critical situation.While lauding the significant role played by the CCSHAU in ushering green revolution,he said farmers should be urged to diversify crops and not stick to traditional practices.

He said that a group of progressive farmers was sent to Israel to apprise them about the latest agricultural practices like drip irrigation, floriculture, dairy farming and horticulture.

Mr. Chautala said he had spoken to the Union Sports Minister, Ms. Uma Bharti, to set up a Sports University in Haryana to benefit the budding sports persons. The Chief Minister said as a result of the new industrial policy of the Government, a large number of entrepreneurs were setting up their units in the State. He said 3000 applications received from the units of Delhi had been cleared and they would be provided all basic facilities to restart their production in Haryana.

Till now the State Government had received 4000 applications from those industries of Delhi that would have to shift from there following the decision of the Supreme Court.

Earlier, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Mr. Vinay Kumar, disclosed that the Government had allotted a piece of land measuring 4000 acres to the University with the condition that it would be utilised to produce quality seed for farmers. He said the University had developed 150 varieties of seeds, especially for the crop of cotton, wheat, sugarcane and paddy and these were in great demand.

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