Uttarakhand Governor Krishan Kant Paul laid down the foundation stone of the administrative building of Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Uttarakhand Horticulture and Forestry University, Bharsar, Pauri on Friday.
On reaching Bharsar in the morning, Governor Paul inspected the instruments meant for agriculture in the laboratory of the university and also inspected the one meant for flower and land beautification.
He emphasized on the promotion of agriculture, saying that the modern instruments should be used to enhance the quality of agriculture. He also stressed on the focus being trained on the production of flowers so that the State could export them.
lauding the works being done in the university, he said that the locals should be trained in the art of agriculture and industrial horticulture should be equipped with the modern technique so that the production could be enhanced.
Efforts should be made to increase the production in the areas where the volume of production is growing. Production of seeds should be stressed on too to enable the locals to increase the production, he said. "These efforts combined might check migration of people from the mountainous terrains," he said.
The Governor planted a sapling of Rudraksh in the campus.