JAMMU, April 16 -- Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo today asked Agriculture Production Department, concerned district administrations and security forces to encourage the farmers to cultivate the land patches between the fence and International Border (IB).

The meeting, which was attended by Principal Secretary, APD; Principal Secretary, Home Department; IG, BSF; Deputy Commissioner, Kathua/Jammu/Samba/Poonch and Rajouri, along with other officer,s was called to discuss different measures to help the farmers take-up these lands for cultivation.

During the meeting, the Chief Secretary impressed upon the concerned to encourage the farmers to cultivate all the arable land between the fence and the International Border. He maintained that irres...