Himachal To Cultivate Asafoetida, Pistachio

Kulbhushan Chabba

The stage is set for asafoetida (hing) farming in Himachal. Preparations are already on to bring the asafoetida seeds from Mexico. Director at Coffee Board, Commerce and Industry Ministry, Vikram Sharma confirmed that plans are underway for implementing asafoetida farming in the country. Besides this efforts, are also on for pistachio farming. Himachal will become the first state in the country to practice asafoetida and pistachio farming when these plans are implemented.  According to information, Dr. Gulzar had planted few asafoetida plants on trial basis in Kashmir but these could not survive due to extreme climatic conditions. Dr. Vikram Sharma said that the World Bank gave a grant of Rs. 1100 crore to Himachal Pradesh for research and development about three months ago. Out of Rs. 1100 crore, preparations are on to spend Rs. 650 crore on kiwi and strawberry plantation. Experts opine that due to a lack of phosphate in the soil, the kiwi fruit does not develop fully in the state. However, the strawberry is already being produced in large quantity. The climate and geographical conditionals of Himachal Pradesh are perfect for coffee, asafoetida and pistachio production. If produced in in large quantities, they can not only strengthen economy of the hill state but also stop migration of Himachali youth to other states.

Yields High Value In Market

Asafoetida is one such commercial crop that can be grown on any land and its oil fetches Rs. 27,000 to Rs. 35,000 per litre in the market. This crop could become a major source of livelihood for farmers if agrarian community is made aware about benefits of this crop. The positive aspect of this crop is that it is completely safe from wild animals menace.

India’s Biggest Legwear Range Store in Palampur

Himachal This Week, Palampur

Well ladies from Palampur and nearby areas have another stop to fulfill their dream wish of shopping some international brand. ‘Go Colors’, a well established name even at international level in women’s legwear range, is now available at Maranda in Palampur. The company has opened its franchisee store at 3-M Plaza located at Maranda in Palampur. Notably, this is ‘Go Colors’ first franchisee store in the country, as the company used to establish its own showrooms and outlets earlier. The franchise store is a gift of Anil Chandel and Ajay Chandel, native of Palampur sub-division, to the public. According to information, huge range of women’s legwear from leggings, jeggings, hermes, plazo, patiala, denim pants and churidar range is available in more than 100 colours here. ‘Go Colors’ has the biggest range of leggings in maximum colours in the country.

BSNL Slashes 3G Tarrifs

Himachal This Week

To counter competition from Reliance Jio, the state-run telecom firm BSNL has slashed 3G mobile internet rates by about three-fourths, bringing down the cost of per GB data to Rs 36 under a special pack. “Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has decided to offer up to four times extra data on existing data STVs (special tariff vouchers) available in the market,” said BSNL in a statement.Under Rs 291 plan, a customer will get four times more data at 8 GB with a validity of 28 days against 2 GB earlier. The Rs 78 plan will offer double data at 2 GB. “With these offers BSNL is now offering data at the rate of Rs 36 per GB which is one of the lowest in the Industry,” BSNL said.

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