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Agriculture
Wheat, maize, paddy, vegetables are the major crops. The common source of irrigations
are tube wells, though to some limited extent irrigation from wells is also
practiced.
Industry
There are about 15 large scale and medium industrial units of which two are in the
Public sector. More than 2500 units are registered under small scale sector. The
products of small scale units includes re-rolling mill, steel fabrication,
sanitary fittings, door fittings, electronic components and equipments, machine
screws, bifurcated rivers, hard ware, electrical appliances including washing machines,
plastic, shoes and other plastic products, cotton gunning, machine parts, insecticides,
auto parts and sewing machine parts, soft drinks, utensils, paints and
varnishes, radios and transistors, auto and domestic cables, thermometers,
wire drawing and wire products, soap and chemicals, cement pipes and tiles, AAC
and ACSR conductors, rice pouching, flour, dal and oil mills, cycle tubes and
tyres, electrical control and switches, tractor parts, rope ways, zinc
sulphate, sodium silicate etc. The large and medium scale units comprise of
hosiery, knitting machine needles, wool tops; single and polyphase, electric
metres, artillery fuses, cable used for defense purposes, antibiotics, cycle
free wheels, cycle rims, brakes, railway track equipments and cardboard
industry.
Trade
Chandigarh exports Railway track material and imports watch components.
Animal Husbandry
Cattle and Buffaloes occupy a pivotal position in economic activities of the
people of Chandigarh. Goats, sheep, pigs, bullocks etc are other livestock found
in good numbers in this territory. They provide essential food of animal origins
like nilh and meat. Livestock rearing is considered to be one of the important
industry. The Animal husbandry department of Chandigarh is running three regular
veterinary hospitals, one Ambulatory clinic and one disease diagnostic
laboratory.
With a view to increase milk yielding of cows and buffaloes, artificial
insemination centre along with six key village units has been established. Cross
breeding of indigenous cattle with exotic Jersey and Holstein bulls has been
undertaken on a large scale. This facility is being strengthened by establishing
a frozen semen bank.
Fishery
Main resources of fisheries in Chandigarh are Sukhna lake, escape
channels, Rural and Urban ponds for successful fish culture programme. A
government fish seed farm was constructed to stock the fish seed in Sukhna lake.
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