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20/09/22 13:16 PM IST

Rs 75 cr released for HP SHIVA project

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  • Asian Development Bank has released an instalment of Rs 75 crore for Himachal Pradesh Sub-Tropical Horticulture, Irrigation and Value Addition project (HP SHIVA).
About HP-SHIVA
  • The project aims at giving a boost to the plantation of sub-tropical fruits like orange, litchi, pomegranate and guava in lower regions and making the state the fruit bowl of the country.
  • Rs 75 crore has been given as Project Readiness Financing. The amount will be used on the pilot project going on in four districts, namely Bilaspur, Kangra, Mandi and Hamirpur.
  • The main project will begin from 2023 and will continue until 2028-29.
  • The Horticulture Department has formed 17 clusters covering an area of 170 hectare for ultra high density plantation of selected fruits in these four districts.
  • The other activities, to be undertaken with the Rs 75 crore loan, include providing irrigation schemes and fencing the clusters to save them from animals.
  • The main project, which will ensue after the completion of the pilot project, will cover seven districts and many more hectares of land.
  • Under this project, those areas have been given priority where horticulture is not practised or people have given up farming because of wild animals.
Source- The tribune 

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