Palampur, April 5 -- The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JAICA) has revitalized the Bhattu Vegetable Seed Multiplication Farm in Palampur as part of its crop diversification initiative in Himachal Pradesh. The farm is among five government farms identified under the project.

Development works are being executed by the Block Project Management Unit, Palampur. A major step included fencing the farm with a boundary stretching approximately 1,300 meters.

Block Project Manager Amit Bhushan informed that irrigation infrastructure has been significantly strengthened.

The existing tube well has been upgraded, two water storage tanks of 50,000-litre capacity each have been constructed, and all fields have been connected to a micro-irrigat...