India: KCR to visit greenhouse in Nalgonda to popularise cultivation

To encourage farmers to take up greenhouse cultivation in the district, particularly in mandals that are located close to the State capital like Bhongir, Bommalaramaram, Bibinagar, Choutuppal, Aler and others, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will soon be visiting a greenhouse farm located near Bhongir.

As some legislators raised questions during the budget session as to whether poly-house cultivation is beneficial to farmers, the Chief Minister wanted to take some public representatives, including MLAs, ZPTCs and MPTCs, to a farmhouse, to explain the benefits of the practice.

Speaking to The Hindu, Assistant Director, Horticulture, G. Yugandhar, said that currently 12 acres in the district were under greenhouse cultivation. Of this, greenhouses have come up on eight acres in Bommalaramam village where local farmers raise flowers.

But a farmer in Bhongir is known to grow tomatoes and cucumber and the Chief Minister has decided to visit the farm sometime later.

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