January 29, 2020

 

Topic: Agricultural Mandis.

 

News:- Punjab Govt.okay for setting up of private mandis.

• The department of Agriculture and farmers welfare of Punjab has amended the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets ( General) to allow the setting up of such private mandis.
• A special market yard can also be set up ( in a small enclosure or building) for a particular commodity such as fish, milk etc.
• Private market yards can also be set up ( on a minimum of 10 acres), and a producer and consumer market yard on a minimum one acre.
• The Kisan mandis and e-trading platforms for spot marketing have also been allowed to be set up.

 

 Conditions for setting up of private mandis:-

• The owner of the mandi would provide all the infrastructure, including the basic Sanitation facilities.
• The private entities will have to be owners of the land where they would b setting up the mandi.
• Or they can even take it on a lease for a minimum of 30 years.
• But the Arhtiya Association of Punjab has opposed this move as they fear that the move would reduce their influence in the Agricultural mandis.
• They also fear that the government is moving towards the MSP free regime.
• The government should promote Agricultural diversification and ensure proper procurement through the new mandis being set up by the government.
• Also, the political will and the level of awareness undertaken would reveal the success of this initiative.

(Source:- The Tribune)

 

 

Topic: Biodiversity

 

 News:-4 wetlands of Punjab witness reduced the number of migratory birds.

• A survey by forest and wildlife department of Punjab, World Wildlife Fund and some bird watchers have revealed that the numbers of migratory birds arriving in 4 of the state’s wetlands have fallen.
• The change in climate pattern has affected the number of winged visitors in the state.
• Due to delayed winters and other factors, the birds’ movement from Russia and other cold areas of Asia has got disturbed.
• The birds mainly arrive from Kazakhstan, Russia and other cold areas between mid-October and December.

 

The Bird count is as follows:-

Wetland.         2019.        2020.

Nangal.           6113.          5631

Ranjit Sagar.   1631.          1529.

Keshopur.       23, 023.      20883

Harike.            1.23 lakh.     91025 .

 

• Harike has witnessed a massive decline of around 25 % ( that is around 32000 ).
• Whereas the wetlands of Ropar and Kanjli  have experienced a slight increase in the numbers of the migratory birds.

(Source:- The Tribune)

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