Himalayan Times (1959)

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imalairan faiius

A NEWS WEEEY PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY

vol. xii JULY 26, 1959.

no. .f?

kaul to become EXPORT OF SEED TEEiTA-RUNGPCO ROAD
consul general POTATOES Kalknpom?, Ju>y 25

Kalimpong, July 20 Darjaeling,'July 22 Unprecedented damage

Mr. P. n. Kaul of . FollowmgtheGo7.ru- h's bee" caus'ed' !° *h*

the Kxternal Affair. Mi- maufe proposal to ban .1 eesta-Rungpoo road due

nistry has been appointed export of seed potatoes to heavy rains and land-

India'. Consul General in from Reeling Distriefr slides ,n those area recently.

Lha.a, it was announced ou account oi suspected *3%» ^t6,b*ert

in New Delhi on Satur prevalence of wartd.s.e.e, *f^N awav besides heavy

day. ib. recently formed bar. landslides at different places.

Mr. Kaul will succeed jeeling Potato Grower. Sri 0. P. Matbur, Exe-

Major Chebber and will and Oealers Association cutive Engineer, C.P.W.D.

leave for Lha.a soon. >« understood to have and Rai Bahadur F. C. Jali,

aent a memorandum to Chief Engineer, S. Pv

king opens nepal's Mr. Tarun Kami Ghosh, W.D. are working day and.

first parliament State Agrioulture and night t<*see that the road is

__, , . „. Kood Production Minister, repaired as soon as possi.

Kathm.ndu, July 24 MkjBg th# Qovernmeut b£ ,t js reported that

King Mahendra opened to facilitate export of the road will be opened

the Nepal's First Pafiia. disease-free seed potatoes f0r traffic in nearly ten

ment here this afternoon. from the district after days time; :',

The Kipg's address in.pection and proper .-1—I-1—.----

. highlighted the Govern. survey at field, or storage import.nt oa.b crops and

ment s polioies in general godowns of cultivators Bay tbat about

terms. The King said and to take immediate eo,000 mdswere exported

that hi. country would delivery of^nfected.eedi from tbig area Ust year,

keep clear of power blocks on payment cf reasons- .v T .

and adopt a policy of ble compensation. Meanwh.le, there is

« '»..i:t- a proposal before, the

positive neutrality. Th,y contand ,bat c(m^j vo^to reaearoh

Hi. Government inten- »eed potatoes have little Station to start a potato

ded to take steps to modify value as table potatoes research centre near Dar-

the existing trade treaty and have to be eq'd at jeeling to investigate

with India, keeping in give-away prices, as oattfe thoroughly the cause of

view Sepal's interests and fodder if they remain tnB disease, which has

alio env!.aged the posi- unutilized for feed pur- been imported into the

j bility of trade treaties po.es. district in recentyears,

I and agreement* with other Seed potatoes form and to formulate remo-

> friendly countries. one of the district's most dial measures.

Annual Rs Ft:- '.' Per Codv 13 nP.