In a decision aimed at providing relief to the farmers the Uttarakhand Government has said that the all activities related to agriculture can take place during the lockdown enforced in the state. The Government has relaxed the provisions of the Uttarakhand epidemic act (COVID-19)-2020 to provide much needed succor to the farmers. The agriculture department has also set up a control room at the state level to solve the problems of the farmers. The farmers would inform the control room about their problems like availability and transportation of seed, fertilisers and farm equipment and the officials concerned would offer solution to them. The department has also decided to make special passes for its employees so that they don’t face problems in movement of fertilisers and other things needed for farmers. In an order the agriculture secretary, R Meenakshi Sundaram said that the relaxation to the farmers would be provided during the period of lockdown on the lines provided to the movement of essential services. He said that for smooth operation and coordination, a state level control room would be set up at agriculture directorate located at Nanda ki Chowki in Dehradun. The Joint director agriculture (quality control), Dinesh Kumar would be the in charge of the Control room while Joint director agriculture ( Organic farming), Anjani Kumar has been made the deputy in charge. The secretary has also made the agriculture department as nodal department for agriculture and other related departments like Horticulture, cooperative, IFFCO and KRIBHCO. Control rooms have also been set up in the districts. Here the chief agriculture officer has been made the nodal officer. All the district level control rooms would inform about their daily activities to the state control room at 5 pm on all working days.