SHOPIAN MARCH 05: Taking the fight against spurious pesticides a step further, the District Administration Shopian today notified helpline numbers for receiving grievances/ complaints regarding sale of spurious pesticides in the district 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)01933-260280/7006849675/9697848586 (Agriculture Department).
Meanwhile, on the directions of District Development Commissioner (DDC) Shopian, S K Vaishya surveillance teams are carrying out inspections of various pesticide outlets/warehouses/godowns to check the quality of pesticides.
They have lifted samples for laboratory testing and have also forfeited 10 outlets for non-compliance to norms under Insecticide Act (1968) and rules thereof.