Israeli Ambassador to India, Daniel Carmon called on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in lucknow on Tuesday and the duo stressed on the use of maximum expertise in the fields of Power, Horticulture, Irrigation, Science and Technology, Agriculture, Smart City etc. Soon after meeting Carmon at his residence on Tuesday morning, Yogi said, “Many areas in UP have been declared as `dark zone’ due to regular fall in water level. To increase this water level, the state government can successfully use techniques developed by Israel.”
The CM said that in Bundelkhand region too, Israel could play an important role in preserving water. Asking the Chief Secretary to form a co-ordination committee, Yogi claimed that efforts should be made for better ties and sharing with Israel in the fields of agriculture, trade, cultural affairs etc. Thanking the state government for the cordial meeting, Carmon said that this was the first time that he was leading an Israeli delegation to UP. He hoped that the two nations would share their expertise in the field of development. The Israeli Ambassador said that it was very important to meet water shortage as well as to ensure food security in the region. He also said that presently Isreal was helping India in 40 projects related to Horticulture and Agriculture out of which 15 were completed. Carmon added that two major projects – Industrial Development Center in Basti and Vegetable Development Center at Kannauj were underway and he hoped that more than 15,000 farmers of the region woudl benefit from them. He requested Yogi to soon inaugurate the projects. Carmon also added that Israel was also associated with `Namami Gange’ project - an ambitious plan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make Ganga river clean. The Ambassador said that improving ties between the two nations with focus on UP, would boost Israeli investment in future.