Kulgam CNS, Aug 9: A known orchardist Abdul Hammed Ganai on Monday expressed serious concern over the damages over the supply of the substandard pesticides, fertilisers and fungicides to the Kashmir valleyHe mentioned that recently outside Kashmir, a factory dealing in pesticides was sealed which supplied substandard pesticides to the Kashmir valley. He demanded impartial inquiry into the allegations by growers and orchardists so that those responsible are identified and booked.“No efforts have been made by the administration to check the quality of pesticides, fungicides and fertilizers before it is sold in the market. Orchardists often lose fruits after spraying spurious pesticide in orchards but the government has never taken any step to stop it,” he claimedGanai said that lackadaisical response of the concerned agencies to check this menace has compelled the peasant community to protest.“For past few years these substandard fertilizers and pesticides have been openly sold in the market and authorities are watching all this as mute spectators,” he alleged.He demanded that the horticulture department should be given full powers to deal with it and demanded that each laboratory should be opened in every district so that every product can be checked before its use. (CNS)
