Name three non farming activities of the people of Palampur discuss any one of them
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The non-farm activities of Palampur are:
1.Dairy farming:People feed their buffaloes with various kinds of grass, jowar, bajra that grows during the rainy season.The milk is sold in nearby villages.
Some people have set up collection centres and chilling centres from where milk is transported to far away towns and cities.
2.Small-scale manufacturing Manufacturing in Palampur involves very simple production methods and are done on a small scale.They are carried out mostly at home.This is mostly done with the help of family labour. Labour is rarely hired.
3.Shopkeeping:Shopkeepers buy various goods from the wholesale market in the cities and sell them in the village.
Small general stores in the village sell a wide range of items like rice, wheat, sugar, oil, biscuits, soap, batteries, candles, toothpaste, pens, pencils, notebooks, and even some clothes.
Some families whose houses are closer to the bus stand have used a part of the space to open small shops. They sell eatables here.
4.Transport:Rickshawallahs, tongawallahs, jeep, tractor, truck drivers and people driving the traditional bullock carts and bogeys are the people in transport services.They carry people and goods from one place to another and in return get paid for it.
Answer:
The non farming activities are:
Dairy, Small scale manufacturing, Transport
Dairy : people feed their buffaloes with varied types of grass , jowar and bushra which grows during the rainy season. The milk is sold in nearby villages.