According to the department, 455 growers of the district sold 15.4 Metric Ton (green) cocoons worth Rs 36.65 lakh, setting a new record and bringing a new ray of hope to the growers to see a revolution in this sector in coming days.
The ambitious target of reaching out to farmers in each and every Panchayat of the UT has been envisaged under the Kisan Sampark Abhiyan in the next 4 months.
Addressing a public meeting at sericulture farming workshop and dialogue programme in Balichoki of Mandi district, Thakur said the construction work was underway at a cost of Rs 494 lakhs to benefit the weavers of Resham (sericulture) weaving under Balichoki centre.
