Ayodhya, Sept. 6 -- Uttar Pradesh Agricultural Minister Surya Pratap Shahi inspects the cultivation of fox nuts, commonly called Makhana, in Ayodhya on Saturday.

This Makhana produce was inspected at Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, a public state university, which aims to promote agricultural education and research in the sector.

During Surya Pratap Shahi's visit, the university's vice chancellor, Colonel Bijendra Singh, said that the cultivation of Makhana began in the month of January. He emphasised that with the presence of 2.5 to 3 litres of water, which after its removal in districts of Gonda, Pravasthi, Bharaish, Siddharth Nagar, Gorakhpur, Maharajganj and Koshi Nagar, if the cultivation of Makhana cr...