The State Government had planned to facilitate the farming of industrial hemp on about 30,000 hectares of barren land in Uttarakhand which has failed to take off this year.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/state-govt-plans-assist-farming-industrial-hemp
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/pioneer-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medicinal-plants
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-research