J-K government to set up task force for water management

“Task Force would establish a mechanism for receiving regular reports about all water management related issues and based on valid data of ground water and other water sources draw up a well considered approach to the utilisation of resources for irrigation,human,animal,industrial and various other requirements in the short and wider term,” the spokesman said.

The Chief Minister,who is also the pro-chancellor of the University,highlighted the importance of agriculture and allied sectors in the economy of the state and said the agricultural universities have to play a specific role for securing increase in farm productivity and production by incorporating new techniques. He said the council also approved that the stipend paid to accounts assistants and field-cum-laboratory assistants of the University would be increased from Rs 500 to Rs 3,000 and Rs 600 to Rs 3,500 per month,respectively.