contract for various orchard maintenance tasks:1. daily maintenance of the sapodilla (chiku), areca nut, mango, cashew, and indian gooseberry (amla) orchards cultivated at the nileli farm of the livestock research centre, nileli.2. collecting and disposing of coconuts and coconut/areca nut fronds that have fallen to the ground due to disease, wild monkeys, or wind.3. spraying pesticides/fungicides to protect treessuch as coconut, sapodilla, mango, cashew, and areca nutfrom diseases.4. pruning dr

Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth has invited bids for the contract for various orchard maintenance tasks:1. daily maintenance of the sapodilla (chiku), areca nut, mango, cashew, and indian gooseberry (amla) orchards cultivated at the nileli farm of the livestock research centre, nileli.2. collecting and disposing of coconuts and coconut/areca nut fronds that have fallen to the ground due to disease, wild monkeys, or wind.3. spraying pesticides/fungicides to protect treessuch as coconut, sapodilla, mango, cashew, and areca nutfrom diseases.4. pruning dried branches of the fruit trees cultivated on the farm and applying bordeaux paste to the cut surfaces.5. cleaning the cashew and mango orchards, clearing undergrowth/shrubs, etc.6. harvesting ripe fruits from the coconut, sapodilla, and areca nut orchards on the farm as required.7. applying chemical and organic fertilizers to fruit trees such as coconut, sapodilla, mango, cashew, and areca nut as needed.8. preparing irrigation basins (rings) around coconut, areca nut, and sapodilla trees and watering them as required.9. carrying out urgent farm-related tasks as directed by the office from time to time.. Please refer to the tender document for project value and EMD details. Interested bidders can submit applications until 29 September 2026, with the technical opening scheduled for 29 September 2026.