Coal Barge Loading in South Kalimantan

This is a Jetty Site at Sungai Danau, SOUTH KALIMANTAN, Indonesia.

 

Lord Ganesha by Tasha!

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Written by my dear Tasha, student of class 6th at KR Manglam World School Gurgaon.

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Sunday Evening at National Museum - Jakarta

 

Kunigan-Jakarta

View from my room at JW Marriot!

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Roots!

Unique Tree at Jakarta airport!

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Hockey Turf

World class Hockey Turf at Shilaru, near Shimla!

Off-season vegetable Production in Himachal Pradesh

Background

1.    The agricultural sector of Himachal Pradesh has adopted a diversification approach that demands for a focus on the production of off-season vegetables that include potato, ginger, soyabean, oilseeds, and pulses.

2.    At present, about 70,000 hectare area constitutes vegetable production and the production level of those vegetables is more than 15 lakh tonne.

3.    The farmers focus more upon generating the cash crops for more revenue earning as it suits the agro-climactic conditions in Himachal Pradesh.

4.    The major areas under off-season vegetable and seeds production are Saproon Valley and Kandaghat in Solan district, Theog in Shimla district, Rajgarh in Sirmaur district, Bajoura in Kullu and Pattan Valley in Lahaul-Spiti district.

5.    Shimla and Solan district has emerged as the leading growers of off season vegetables with use of high end technologies and high breed seeds in vegetable production.

6.    Shimla, Solan, Sirmour, Kullu, Una and Kangra are the main districts of the state growing off- season vegetables including cabbage, cauliflower and tomato which fetch good prices to farmers.

7.    Between April to June, cauliflower is grown in Theog and Matiyana areas of Shimla and tomato is grown in Solan district of the state.

 

Gaps in the Supply Chain:

1.    Shelf life of vegetables is very less. It has to be taken out directly from farm to Market as there are no cold store facilities available for farmers.

2.    The average land holding of farms area is less in this area so the production is fragmented. Lot of farmers have to join hands together to transport there product together and economically to Mandis.

3.    Production does not  reach directly to large Market like Delhi as there are problems in timely availability of Transport

4.    Farmers have very less information on the current ongoing prices in local and national Mandis. He only knows the price when he reached the Mandi where he has no option apart from selling his production at whatever prices he gets.

5.    Aside from changing production period, getting high price for vegetables requires sale in appropriate markets like Delhi in the case of tomato which need very good infrastructure for storage and transport.

6.    Producing vegetables in off-season requires a lot of care and many specialized operations to protect the crop from adverse climatic effects and insect and pest attacks. Lack of storage and poor transport lead to almost 30% wastage.

7.    Similarly, sales in the distant markets require timely picking, grading, packing and transport and related logistics. All these tasks constrain farmers to sell quickly rather than store, grade or process.

8.    Quality hybrids, suited to agro-climatic conditions of the hills in case of tomato, bell pepper, cabbage and cauliflower are being produced but there is a lack of collaboration between private sector retailers and farmers due to which it is not reaching them at reasonable price round the year.

9.    To maintain the seasonality and to lower the cost of production as well as to make cultivation of vegetables sustainable and eco-friendly, stress has been laid on developing varieties resistant to insect pests and diseases and other stresses like heat, cold, drought and high rainfall. This has resulted in higher cost to farmers which are not offset by attractive prices round the Year. A farmer depends upon prices decided by middlemen who are the main buyers of the produce.

10. In little area some large scale commercial production can be done in form of contract farming as there is availability of irrigation water. Since water is availability is scarce in some areas, the use of drip irrigation and proper watershed management should be followed. This will help in increasing the area under vegetable in the hills.

11. The efforts should be made to produce the seed of temperate vegetables, such as cabbage, European carrots, radish and garden beets as this part of the country is most suited for seed production of temperate vegetables. Therefore full advantage of these climatic conditions should be taken by developing cold stores in this area for this production.

12. Since the post-harvest losses in vegetables are quite high, there is need to develop suitable technology which could reduce the losses after harvest. This includes packaging, grading, storage and appropriate transport.

13. Heavy post-harvest losses to the tune of 25-30 percent are due to very poor  post-harvest infrastructures on the aspects of post-harvest disease control, maturity standards and harvesting techniques, primary processing and on form waxing, availability of packaging cases and packaging material, pre-cooling, zero-energy cool chamber and cool chain, processing of underutilized vegetables and waste utilization.

14. This area has the huge potential for Export orientation and in the present scenario of globalization; the production of non-traditional export oriented vegetables such as asparagus, bell pepper, celery, baby corn, brussels’s sprout, broccoli and red cabbage can be promoted in this area among farmers. The demand of these vegetables exists in South East Asia and European countries. The cultivation of these vegetables can be very easily done outdoor in the hills. Therefore stress can laid on the cultivation of these vegetables.

15. There is a very less presence of large retailers and procurer in this area who brings in best industry practices and set standards for the international quality.

16. Very less effort made for giving special treatments to vegetables during storage, package, handling and transportation to maintain the quality standards as desired by APEDA.

17. Very poor links with Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) which can promote production of identified vegetables like onion, garlic, potato, okra, bitter gourd, chillies, asparagus, celery, sweet pepper and tomato for export. These vegetables are non -traditional and suited for products in the hills.

 

Raid De Himalaya to start from 7th October 2012

Himalayan Motor Sport Association led Raid De Himalaya rally will be start on 7th October, 2012 from Shimla and will conclude at Leh on 12th October, 2012. This time 165 teams will participate in three categories of the event.

The first leg on 7th October, the rally would start from Shimla and will traverse through Matiayana-Nag Jubbar-Kotighat-Kangal-Jhanjeli-Chamola-Luhri-Jameri-Panjvi-Karki-Koti-Batore-Shush-Khanag and will halt at Manali.

In the second leg on 8th October the rally after starting from Manali will pass through Palchan-Marhi-Rohtang Pass-Gramphoo-Chattru-Chotta Darra-Batal-Chandartal-Kunzumla- Takcha-Losar with halt at Kaza. On 9th October rally will move through Kaza and will traverse through Hikim-Langja-Komik-Demul-Lidang-Atargo-Lingti-Dhankar-Sichiling and back to Kaza.

In the fourth leg on 10th October the rally after starting from Kaza will move through Keylong-Sarchu and will rest in Pang in Jammu and Kashmir. On 11th October, from Pang the rally will traverse through Tanglangla with halt at Leh while on 12th October in the sixth leg from Leh the rally would go to Wari La-Khalsar and back to Leh. The prize distribution ceremony would be held on 12th October, 2012 at Leh.

In this year event rally organisers would use a dedicated helicopter to evacuate injured persons in any emergency situation.


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Palangka Raya

Airport at the Capital City of Central Kalimantan in Indonesia.


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Bangla Saheb Gurudwara

Worth visiting this Place in New Delhi, which takes you to the different world of peace and harmony!



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Big fan of Armstrong!

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Gentlemen on Ground!

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The Charm of Jungles of Kalimantan!

 

Jungle Parking

Parking in mid of Pine Tree Forests at my house in Shimla..
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Machan in the Orchard

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Aakshita in June 2012

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Visit to Haridwar

This was my first visit to Haridwar!

Aakshita on Slide!

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Party Time

Aakshaj Having fun with his friend in one of the Recent Parties..

Aakshita..Growing Up!

Hill Safari>>>

 

Pets

Tazo and Buzo in Fagu!

Rock Garden

Aakshaj rocking in Rock Garden Chandigarh..

Hills..

Mystifying Life

Mystifying Life

Finding your life at crossroads one day
Instantly turns you into a destiny's prey
Toils and troubles never cease to hurt
Stupefied, you bear all the brunt
Its only solace that your injured soul seeks
Every character is perceived with greyish streaks
Deluged by an immense choking feeling
You see your life crawling and reeling
Your senses numb and heart afloat
Not even one painful shriek escapes your throat
Crooning you wish to disappear back to your shell
And shut the world that is living hell….
Looking out for a way to sneak? ?
Pause and pounder…don't freak
Search around and you shall surely discover
Numerous ways to win and conquer
Pick up your pace and don't dither
Now is the time to act…don't let your faith wither
Let conscience be your cynosure and lead you on
With hope in your eyes just wait for the dawn
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Sunrise view in Sarahan..

View from Sarahan..

Love That Don't Hurt..

I take liberty of violating the copyrights of someone who has written this...


Love Hurts

In the dark...gloomy endless nights
my lonesome heart silently pleads to grieve,
for the icy coldness that I everyday receive.
My heart strains at the differences that do us apart...
And utter confusion mars my sight....
The excruciating wounds run so deep into my soul,
That even the sweet memories of the past fail to console.
Each passing day makes me loose grip
And I watch helplessly my life slip...
Painful silence unnerves me all the more
I Wish fervently that you be with me in this uproar.
Placidly I prepare to take my chance,
Maybe one last time try my luck at this game of romance....
I know for sure that the stakes are too high in this play...
But all I have is my Life to lay

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Farmer at Heart!

Boys Having fun!

This is interesting painting Hanging on Hotel Villa in Banjarmasin in East Kalimantan. Javanese art in this hotel can excite anyone and you feel like out of typical business Hotels..

Clarki

Clarki is a good place to relax and have good food after work in Singapore..