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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Agricultural
Marketing Department - Constitution of District Level Committee to prevent
usage of calcium
carbide for early ripening of fruits – Orders – Issued.
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AGRICULTURE AND
CO-OPERATION (AM-IV) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Rt.No.288.
Dated:19-03-2012
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ORDER:-
During the
meeting held on 06-03-2012 chaired by Special Chief Secretary to
Government
(Agril. Mktg. & Coopn.) on issue of usage of calcium carbide for early
ripening of
fruits, it was decided to constitute a District Level Committee under the
Chairmanship of
Joint Collector concerned district.
2. Accordingly, Government hereby
constitutes a District Level Committee with the
following members
to oversee the usage of calcium carbide for early ripening of fruits.
1.
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Joint Collector
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-
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Chairman
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2.
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Gazetted Food Inspector belonging
to Medical and Health Department in each district.
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-
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Member Convener
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3.
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Asst. Director of Marketing
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-
|
Member
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4.
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Commissioner of Municipality /
Municipal Corporation / Medical and Health Officers located within the
district.
|
-
|
Member
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5.
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District Panchayat Officer
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-
|
Member
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6.
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Assistant / Deputy Director of
Horticulture Department
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-
|
Member
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7.
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Regional Transport Officer of the
District
|
-
|
Member
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3. The above committee will meet once
in a quarter, but during the summer season
from March to
July the Committee will meet once in a month. The Committee will
coordinate action
for stopping usage of calcium carbide and will take action as under
a) Massive
awareness campaign to educate the consumers about the harmful
effect of the
calcium carbide in artificial ripening of fruits. This can be done by
advertisements in
the cable net work, press conferences and by public
address system
both in the Municipalities / Villages as well as in the Market
yards and also by
hoardings in prominent places,
b) Teams would be
formed by the respective departments for concerted action
to locate areas
where large scale calcium carbide is done and take action as
per law.
c) Since most of
this happens in Agricultural Market Yards, the Secretary,
Agricultural
Market Committee will be held responsible for any usage of
calcium carbide
adulteration for artificial ripening within the premises of the
Market Yard and
therefore, it is his duty to ensure that this does not take
place within the
premises of the Agricultural Market Yard. Simultaneously,
the health staff
both in Municipality / Municipal Corporations / Panchayat will
take effective
steps to prevent such thing happening in areas outside
Agricultural
Market Yards.
d) It should also
be ensured that in transportation of fruits, calcium carbide
should not be
used and transport department is requested to monitor this
aspect.
4. The Commissioner and Director of
Agricultural Marketing, A.P. Hyderabad is
requested to take
action accordingly.
(BY ORDER AND IN
THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
I.Y.R. KRISHNA
RAO,
SPECIAL CHIEF
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.
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