The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Friday approved a pilot study on cannabis cultivation to evaluate and recommend the future roadmap for the product's industrial and medicinal use.
The pilot study would be jointly undertaken by Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, district Kangra and Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture, Nauni, district Solan. The Agriculture Department has been designated as the nodal department for this initiative, a statement issued here said.
The state cabinet in its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu at Dharamshala in Kangra district decided to extend the special relief package introduced for disaster-affected families in 2023 to those impacted by the fire incident in Tandi village in Kullu district.
Under this package, affected families of Tandi village will receive Rs 7 lakh for completely damaged houses, Rs 1 lakh for partially damaged houses, and Rs 50,000 for the loss of cowsheds. A total of 147 houses were affected.
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