J&K/SHOPIAN (The Stellar News), Anil Bhardwaj: Taking fight against spurious pesticides a step further, District Administration Shopian today notified helpline numbers for receiving grievances/ complaints regarding spurious pesticides in the district and appealed the public to bring into notice about sale of spurious pesticides so that stringent actions under rules are taken against such dealers.
To register complaints/grievances regarding sale/availability of spurious drugs anywhere in the district, people can call/text message/WhatsApp on following numbers for immediate punitive action against defaulters.
- 01933-260280/7051585438 (Horticulture Department)
- 01933-260565/7006849675/ 9697848586 (Agriculture Department)
Pertinently on the directions of Development Commissioner of Shopian Sachin Kumar Vaishya, surveillance team are carrying out inspections of various pesticide outlets/warehouses/godowns to check quality of pesticides, lifted samples for laboratory testing and also forfeited 10 outlets for non compliance to norms under Insecticide Act (1968) and rules thereof.
