Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning to promote the crops of Kashmiri apples in his constituency Varanasi. Hundred plants have already been sent there by plane under the scheme.
PM Modi has adopted village Jayapur in his constituency, thirty kilometers from the district headquarters. The plants were distributed among fifty farmers of the village. Experts say that the chances of fruits are very high in the plants. More plants will be brought if the plan becomes successful.
The people of the village seemed quite excited when the plants arrived in the village as a gift from the PM. The plantation ceremony was attended by almost all senior local BJP leaders.
The plants that came to the holy city from Kashmir are of a specially developed species HRMN-99. Developed in Vilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, it can be planted in both plane and mountain areas. It has been planted in many regions of Madhya Pradesh where the experiment has been successful.
Proffessor UP Singh, former director of agriculture department of BHU, says if the project becomes successful; it will be highly beneficial to the farmers in the region. The farmers are being trained of the procedures following the plantation.
Other than this project for farmers, a number of steps have been taken for the development of Jayapur. Banks and insurance companies are working hard to connect the villagers with the government schemes. Gramin Swarojgar Prashikshan Sansthan has started a 21 days training course in sewing for the women.
