Ajaz Ahmad Bhat (IAS), Director Sericulture J&K, on Tuesday visited Basic Seed Station Mirgund and inspected various Mulberry Nurseries/ Farms, Silkworm Seed Units and the Office of Manager Seed, Sericulture Dev. Department, Basic Seed Station Mirgund.
The primary objective of visit of the Director Sericulture J&K was to closely monitor and assess the ongoing developmental works and overall functioning of the Basic Seed Station Mirgund.
Speaking on the occasion the Director Sericulture J&K emphasized upon the officers of J&K Sericulture Dev. Department to work on mission mode in order to achieve all the developmental targets and gear up for extensive mulberry plantation drive for making the leaf reserves readily available to the silkworm rearers for ensuing rearing season apart-from relentlessly strive for quality silkworm seed production. Besides, the Director Sericulture J&K ascertained the progress with respect to the up-gradation of Seed Unit at Basic Seed Station Mirgund. The Director expressed his happiness that adequate funds are being provided by the Government to the Sericulture Dev. Department for completing all the developmental Projects and bringing the Department under the ambit of Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP).
The Director Sericulture J&K also stressed the need to further enhance the surveillance of the boundary walls of all the Mulberry Nurseries, Farms, Units and various offices of the Seed Stations so as to prevent any trespassing or damage to the departmental assets existing in the Seed Stations. Moreover, he also exhorted upon the Officers present on the occasion that all measures must be taken to thwart any attempt of encroachment and immediately intimate the higher authorities in this regard to safeguard departmental assets effectively. The Director Sericulture J&K further directed the employees working in the Basic Seed Station, Mirgund to ensure hygiene and cleanliness in their work place so that a blissful environment is created in all the offices and silkworm seed units in the basic seed Station Mirgund.
During the visit, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat had a detailed interaction with the employees working in the Seed Station and exhorted upon them to work with dedication and leave no stone unturned for the production of quality Silkworm Seed and emphasized the need to increase the Seed production capacity of the Seed Stations for achieving the self-sufficiency in silkworm seed production and abundant mulberry foliage in the form of leaf bank in U.T. of J&K.
The Development officer, ISDP, Sonawari, District Sericulture Officer, Baramulla and other officers were also present on the occasion.
