Faisal Fareed : Lucknow, Tue Dec 24 2013, 03:36 hrs
After getting two pairs of Asiatic lions from Gujarat for Mulayam's
dream project (Lion Safari), Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will now
implement the state's model for development of mandis in UP.
Akhilesh, who heads the Mandi Parishad, had sent officials to
Gujarat and several other states to study their development model for
mandis. Officials zeroed in on Gujarat model as the most suitable for
adoption what with many of its features being helpful to farmers, they
said.
"We toured several states including Gujarat. The good features
will be incorporated at our mandis here. We are even open to
incorporating features from mandis in other countries, for which
officials had travelled to Germany and France as well," R B Yadav,
Additional Director, Mandi Parishad said.
Officials of Mandi Parishad said stalls in Gujarat's Mandi, which
has separate stalls for fruits, flowers, vegetables and grains, are
quite attractive. Another advantage is that they run round the clock.
They have a soil testing lab and processing units for several items
within the same campus. Besides, every gate has electronic weighing
scale, and cold storage units and general stores are also present inside
the complex.
Among other things, officials said, shops selling agricultural equipment are also available within the campus.
Gujarat mandis are visitor-friendly with features like farmers'
retiring room and canteen facility. These will definitely be included in
UP's mandis, an official said.
The implementation of Gujarat model will be done from March 2014
in 20 big mandis of the state, including Moradabad, Meerut, Saharanpur,
Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, Agra, Kanpur, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiyya,
Lucknow, Bareily, Hardoi, Sitapur, Lakhimpur Khiri, Faizabad, Gorakhpur,
Varanasi and Shahjahanpur.
The project for the modernisation of mandis will soon be prepared and placed before Akhilesh for approval.
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