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PUNE: The region?s development was being hampered because of opposition to land acquisition, Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said on Saturday. The Union government?s plans to establish a flower research institute in Pune region may shift to Bangalore if land was not made available, he added.
Pawar was speaking at a function organised by the Rose Society of Pune to mark its golden jubilee celebrations.
?Pune region has contributed in developing a variety of flowers and has taken a lead over other cities in India in exporting flowers, in recent times. During my tenure as agriculture minister, I want to establish a flower research institute near Pune, if land is made available,? said Pawar.
He added, ?There is immediate opposition after any project is announced and when steps are taken to acquire land. Some village committees in the name of saving land are formed and good projects are opposed. The media gives publicity to such opposition and nothing can progress.?
Pawar said he would talk to the state government about the institute. ?But land remains an issue. If matters do not work out, the institute will go to Bangalore,? he said.
India was self sufficient in foodgrains, but there were not enough godowns to store the produce. ?The union government is shifting its attention from foodgrain production to other produce like flowers and horticulture. India needs to increase its share in the global flower market,? said Pawar.
He presented G Kasturirangan with a gold medal instituted by the Rose Society of Pune for his contribution in developing rose varieties.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Opposition-to-acquisition-of-land-affecting-devpSharad-Pawar/articleshow/16318710.cms
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