LUCKNOW: In a first of its
kind initiative,
police stations in Barabanki have started bee-keeping as well.
A brainchild of SP Barabanki Arvind Chaturvedi the initiative will generate
revenue and prove to be a
creative activity for the cops.
Chaturvedi said bee-keeping has many advantages — it’s easy to do, provides
honey,
bee-wax is used for multiple purposes, gives a compound called propolis which is used in medicines and boosts immunity.
Bee-pollen is a rich source of nutrition, the SP said, adding that bee-keeping would be done under the ‘garden fund’.
Chaturvedi said that at the core of the initiative is Nimit Singh, popularly known as madhumakhiwala (
bee-keeper), who will serve as the manager and contact persons for this initiative.
In the first phase, bee-keeping has been started in 27 police stations of the district where 270 boxes have been installed for it. “We spent Rs 40,000 on 10 boxes which will give us revenue between Rs 75,000 and Rs 1 lakh,” Chaturvedi said.
The project was inaugurated by ADG, Lucknow zone, SN Sabat. He said if it proves to be successful, then all police stations in the zone will be asked to start bee-keeping after six months.