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Kashmir’s quality garlic hits national market
Valley produced quality garlic worth Rs 45 Cr in 2021-22; Pulwama known for highest garlic produce in Kashmir
Srinagar, May 24 (ANH): While Kashmir retains the title for best honey production, the region is also renowned for its garlic production and has made its mark in the national market.
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Official figures accessed by news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), reveal that in the year 2021-2022, a total of 1776.50 hectares in the Kashmir valley was under garlic production and the total garlic produced in the year was 553480 quintals- out of which 110696 quintals were exported outside the Jammu Kashmir region.
The figures also reveal that farmers made a revenue of Rs 44.27 crore during the last year.
In Kashmir valley, the Pulwama district produces the largest quantity of garlic while as the garlic from the Kulgam district of Jammu Kashmir is one of the purest varieties that can survive in the cold and high-altitude environment.
Irshad Ahmed Dar, Progressive farmer and a members of Kisan Advisory board said that the production of garlic happens in the entire valley, however, the south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has the highest production. “In the last year, the district produced garlic worth Rs 21 crores,” he said.
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Expressing sadness, he said that despite the rates of essential commodities and vegetables including garlic having sky-rocketed in the markets, the producers are getting very less for the produce. He said that the administration has not ensured a fair price for the sellers and has done little to ensure that. He demanded that the administration should take the issue of rates seriously otherwise the farmers would have to quit the production. “In market garlic is sold around 40 rupees while the farmer gets merely 20 rupees for a kilogram,” Irshad said.
The official denied the claims and said the farmers are getting Rs 30 a kilogram and once the garlic is dried the rates go up. “The farmers sell garlic when it is ripe. Then it needs to be dried up and there is a process involved before it goes to the market,” Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal told KNO.
He said that action will be taken against anyone found indulging in unfair pricing over the garlic.
The Vegetable market (Sabzi Mandi) in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district was Thursday gutted in a massive blaze, officials said.
An official said that the fire broke out in the wee hours today, left about 10 vegetable carts gutted in the incident, adding that vegetables worth huge amount got damaged in the incident.
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The official said that Fire and Emergency Services reached the spot and doused the flames with the help of Police.
The famous tourist destinations including Gulmarg and Doodhpathri experienced fresh snowfall on Thursday while rains lashed plains, bringing the mercury down.
Reports said that several areas of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, which include Gulmarg and Doodhpatri as well.
The weatherman has predicted light to moderate rainfall at most places and light snowfall over middle and higher reaches today.
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Meanwhile, the night temperature improved across Kashmir with Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recording a minimum temperature of 5.3 degree Celsius.
The mercury in Qazigund settled at 5.0 degree Celsius while in Pahalgam it settled at 1.5 degree Celsius.
According to data, Konibal and Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 1.0 degree Celsius each.
National Institute of Technology Dargah Hazratbal and Islamia College of Science and Commerce Hawal, Srinagar have suspended all academic activities for the day.
According to a communique issued by Principal, Islamia College, “The classwork of all the semesters and internal examinations, including T-series shall remain off today (30-11-2023) and will be rescheduled w.e.f tomorrow 01-12-2023.”
However, backlog examinations of 3rd semester shall be conducted as per schedule, reads the communique.
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Soon after the announcement of Islamia College, the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar also announced the suspension of classwork for today.
According to a communique issued by Prof. Atikur Rehman, Incharge Registrar, NIT Srinagar, “This is to inform you that the Institute will observe a holiday on Thursday, November 30, 2023.”
All academic activities, including classes, examinations, and administrative work, shall remain suspended on 30/11/2023,” reads the communique.
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