LED Grow-Light Tech Part of Kolkata’s Urban Gardening Project
The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has launched an urban gardening project using LED grow-light technology for commercial cultivation of tuberose (Rajanigandha) and chrysanthemum (dalia) plants on a two-acre land near the Biswa Bangla Gate in New Town. The authorities are taking help from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vigyan Kendra and flower growers of Pansukura as to how the lights could be used for cultivating the plants, where to get the seeds, what fertilizers need to be used, time of watering and how to sell the flowers in the wholesale markets and local retailers. The technology of LED grow-lights is being used to achieve high quality flowers. The process involves increasing the duration of day light through artificial lighting. The process has been in practice in rural areas of Panskura for over 25 years to improve quality of the blossom. ‘Grow-lights’ method has been endorsed by Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidhyalaya. As advised these lights will only be used during the growing period of the saplings, which is around 25 days, officials said. The project has been taken up as beautification and tourism developing initiative, also to help in generating jobs for the local self-help groups.
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