Question: Recently, in which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh Union Agricultural and Farmer Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the ‘Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Centenary Krishi Unnati Mela organized by National Horticulture Board of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry?
(a) Agra
(b) Mathura
(c) Varanasi
(d) Lucknow
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On September 22nd, 2017, Union Agricultural and Farmer Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the ‘Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Centenary Krishi Unnati Mela organized by National Horticulture Board of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry at Mathura.
- Farmers from 18 states and the entrepreneurs from various field like horticulture, agriculture, livestock, dairy, fisheries etc. participated and demonstrated and selled their products at the fair.
- The production of food grains increased from 265 million tonnes to 273.38 million tonnes in 2016-17; and horticulture production increased from 244 million tonnes to 295 million tonnes.
- The production of pulses increased to 22.40 million tonnes in 2016-17 from 16.35 million tonnes in the previous years.
- On the occasion, the Union Agriculture Minister inaugurated an eco-friendly sewerage treatment plant of 75,000 liters capacity, developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute using indigenous technology.
- Wastewater (sewage water) will be recycled at the plant and will be reused for irrigation.
Reference:
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