SRINAGAR: The central government will establish a Clean Plant Centre for Rs 150 crore under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture scheme to provide disease-resistant plants to the horticulturists in Kashmir, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here on Thursday.
Addressing a press conference here, Chouhan said local horticulture products are facing problems as new plants were getting infected by viruses within three to four years of being planted.
“We need to work on getting disease-free plants, and this area needs to be worked out. Under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) scheme, we will be setting up a state-of-the-art Clean Plant Centre in Srinagar at a cost of Rs 150 crore,” he told reporters after reviewing the functioning of various schemes run by the departments under his charge.
