SHILLONG: Union Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Forests, Environment and Climate Change, Dr Harsh Vardhan will write to the Chief Minister of Meghalaya to work on the idea of developing state-of-the –art orchidarium in the premises of Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) Meghalaya at Upper Shillong
Talking to media persons here after inaugurating the institute, he said that orchidarium will strengthen the ability and experience of the farmers and young people will have the opportunity to be trained and they would become entrepreneurs besides improving the economy of the state.
He said that similar initiatives have worked very well in Manipur
An orchidarium is an area in a park or botanical garden dedicated to orchids
Stating that the farmers need to be apprise of their potentialities, he said that the Union Government would develop a state of the art IBSD and an orchidarium.
“ We have told the director of the institute to take the best support of the State Government and I have asked even the local Minister for the land expansion of the campus,” he said.