Patanjali Yogpeeth Haridwar will set up second Yogpeeth in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh said state chief minister Professor Prem Kumar Dhumal while speaking on Sewa Deeksha and Sankalap divas organised in Haridwar today .
chief minister Professor Prem Kumar Dhumal told that he had detailed discussions regarding the second Yogpeeth set up with yoga Guru Swami Ram Dev and it has been decided that second Patanjali Yogpeeth will be set up in around 25 acre land area and the proposed land site has already been identified for the Yogpeeth. He told that constructions work on the proposed Yogpeeth will be started during current year and added that state govt will provide all possible help and assistance to expatiate the work on the Yogpeeth .He told that Patanjali Yogpeeth will also market the 700 tonnes apple juice concentrate through its sales counters set up in the country which will provide alternative marketing avenues to the apple growers and ensure remunerative prices to the
growers. He told that the Patanjali Yogpeeth will also purchase the medicinal herbs from the growers on support prices to be decided in advance so as the farmers gets the assured income from the herbs and medicinal plants grown in their fields.
While congratulating Swami Ram Dev ji for setting up world largest food processing plant in the Uttrakhand, he invited the Patanjali Yogpeeth to set up food and fruit processing units in Himachal Pradesh and assured all the possible help in this regards.
He said that there has been a considerable change in the social and economic conditions of the farmer during recent years as a result of various initiatives and projects started by Swami Ram Dev ji and it has resulted in increasing the prosperity among farming community.
He said that these projects will result in making the agriculture as lucrative profession which otherwise has lost its lusture and appeal to the common citizens of this country. He appreciated the decision of the Patanjali Yogpeeth to honour and invite the family members and dependents of the veteran freedom fighters and said that it will infuse new blood among youths for patriotism he told that govt has taken various steps to improve the socio economic conditions of the farming community in the state and said that various incentive based schemes has been launched in the state .he told that govt would strengthen the bio diversity of the region by taking the preventive and supportive steps and would promote scientific exploitations of natural resources to ensure quality herbal production in the state .he told that govt has decided to promote organic manures in the agriculture fields and told that arrangements would be made so as each farming family in the state has organic plant for its consumptions so as to promote the natural products productions in the state.
