The Home department, NSDMA has informed that exceptions to lockdown measures have been allowed for agriculture operations, keeping in view of the harvesting and sowing season.

However, though exceptions have been allowed for farming operations by farmers and farm workers, procurement of  agriculture productions, operations of Mandis, movement of harvesting and sowing machinery, etc the same have not percolated down  at the field level. Therefore it is reiterated that the exceptions allowed for agriculture sector be widely disseminated across the district amongst the farmers and other concerned so as to ensure smooth harvesting and sowing operations, while maintaining social distancing.

(SiizoKikhi IA)