New Delhi: Indian Army on Wednesday closed down its navy farms throughout the nation after a service of as many as 132 years. “After 132 years of glorious service to the nation, curtains were drawn on this organisation,” mentioned the Indian Army in an official assertion.
These farms have been arrange in numerous elements of the nation with the aim of supplying hygienic cow milk to the Indian Army jawans billeted in numerous garrisons throughout British India.
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According to the announcement, all officers employees who have been employed with these navy farms have been redeployed and would proceed to serve the Indian Army.
“The military farm is ending its services. The first farm was established on February 1, 1889 in Allahabad and by the time we got Independence in 1947, India had 130 such farms. At that time it was highly beneficial for us as the White Revolution had not begun. Verghese Kurien had started the Operation Flood in 1970,” Lieutenant General Shashank Mishra mentioned throughout the shut ceremony of farms within the nationwide capital.
After Independence, navy farms flourished with 30,000 heads of cattle in 130 navy farms arrange throughout India beneath diversified agro-climatic situations.
Likewise, the navy farms have been even established in Leh and Kargil in late Nineties, with an goal to produce recent milk to the Indian Army jawans deputed in these areas every day.
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The farms additionally used to handle giant tracts of defence land, and manufacturing and provide of baled hay to the animal holding items.
The navy farms have additionally collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture for “Project Freiswal”, which credited to be the world’s largest cattle cross-breeding programme.
They additionally teamed up with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for producing bio-duel.
(With inputs from PTI)
