The Centre had on August 25 mandated that basmati rice contracts only with a value of $1200 per tonne or above could be registered for exports till October 15. However, the order was extended by the government till ‘further notice’.
Atal Dulloo, Additional Chief Secretary (Agriculture Production Department) in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday launched construction work for a 5,200-tonne size cold storage in Talab Tillo area.