Tissue Culture Laboratory Inaugurated at Organic Horticulture Farm Sippighat

Tarun Karthick

Port Blair, 10 February 2023

The much-awaited Tissue Culture Laboratory was inaugurated in a short operate organized on ninth February 2023 in Organic Horticulture Farm, Sippighat. Mr. Pankaj Kumar, IAS, Secretary (Agriculture) A & N Administration, was the chief visitor, and he inaugurated the newly constructed Tissue Culture Laboratory. Dr. Eknath B Chakurkar, Director, CIARI, was the visitor of honour on the event. Ms. Champa Das, Pramukh, Prothrapur Panchayat Samiti, Mrs. Radhey Shyam Meena, Director of Agriculture, Ms. Taposi Saha, Pradhan, Chouldari, Mr. Palani Kumar, Pradhan, Humphrygunj, farmers of close by villages and the workers of Agriculture Department and CIARI have been current every so often.

Addressing the gathering, the chief visitor expressed his happiness in fulfilling the lengthy pending requirement of the farmers of those Islands. He additionally appreciated the efforts of the Agriculture Department and APWD within the profitable completion of the challenge. He acknowledged that farmers now have the chance to ascertain a commercially sustainable enterprise sooner or later and may export the planting materials to mainland.   

In his tackle, the visitor of honour lauded the efforts of the Department for taking such initiative through the use of excessive expertise.

Speaking every so often, Ms. Champa Das expressed her gratitude for fulfilling the farmers’ lengthy pending demand, which can allow a well timed provide of planting materials to farmers and mitigate dependency on mainland. 

Dr Ajit Arun Waman, Scientist (Horticulture), CIARI, spoke intimately concerning the mandates of commissioning the Tissue Culture Laboratory. The lab will produce cloned good high quality and disease-free planting materials of bananas, pineapples and orchids in a phased method. He additionally urged the farmers to avail most profit from the lab.

Mr. Radhey Shyam Meena, Director of Agriculture, A & N Administration, proposed the vote of thanks and requested the farmers to come back ahead and reap most profit from the Tissue Culture Laboratory.