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Hyderabad Feb. 5 The Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to continue the cloud seeding experiment continuously for the next five years from 2007-08. For this purpose, the JNTU, Hyderabad has been named as the monitoring agency.

The Chief Minister Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy reviewing the status of implementation of various activities taken up by the Government under Rain Shadow Area Development and Micro Irrigation programme, directed the officials to call for global bidding for carrying out the cloud seeding and start the programme from June 1, 2007.

He also directed the officials of Finance Department to allocate a sum of Rs 25 crore per year from the ensuing budget onwards for this purpose.

BIO-DIESEL

Reviewing the AP Micro Irrigation Programme and bio-diesel programme, the Chief Minister said orders have been issued to raise the minimum support price (MSP) of Pongamia seed from Rs 6 a kg to Rs 10 so as to encourage farmers to take up bio-diesel plantation programme in the wastelands and marginal lands and to provide employment opportunities in the rural and tribal areas of the State.

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