Mohali, Oct. 14 -- The Punjab agriculture and farmers welfare minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Tuesday inaugurated a bio-fertiliser testing laboratory at Kalkat Bhawan, Mohali, completing a three-laboratory network established at a cost of Rs.4 crore to check spurious products and promote sustainable farming.

The other two laboratories are located in Gurdaspur and Bathinda. The facilities will test bio-fertilisers to ensure farmers receive quality products and help reduce their dependence on chemical fertilisers.

Khudian said that the laboratories would also strengthen enforcement of the fertiliser control order, enable monitoring of manufacturers and dealers, and generate data to improve bio-fertiliser strains suited to Punjab's agro-...