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Health Minister distributes 20,000 citronella saplings to farmers
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, October 20 2019:
Health & Family Welfare Minister L Jayantakumar Singh has distributed citronella saplings to farmers of four different districts today.
Citronella locally known as Houna is a plant with high medicinal and aromatic value.
Its value is high in international market.
The saplings were distributed to the farmers at free of cost.
Speaking at the sapling distribution programme held at Uchekon Changangei, Imphal West, Jayantakumar maintained that the first phase of the distribution was taken up for five selected districts ie Kangpokpi, Chandel, Thoubal and Imphal West.
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The remaining districts will be covered in the next phase, he said.
He said that the saplings are being distributed under the aegis of Manipur State Medicinal Plant Board.
The saplings have been brought from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR, Jorhat, Assam in consultation with the experts and scientists of CSIR with the objective of wide cultivation of citronella in the State.
Cultivation of this plant will help the growers to generate their income upto some extend, he added.
Jayantakumar said that marketing facilities of the product will be arranged with outlets opening in all districts.
The Minister also said that distillation plant for citronella will be installed in Manipur by ICAR in the month of December.
He appealed the progressive farmers to be enthusiastic and promote the cultivation of the citronella.
Speaking on the occasion, CEO Manipur Medicinal Plant Board, A Guneshor Sharma said that citronella plant can be used for manufacturing white phenol, mosquito repellent, antiseptic cream/ointment, antifungal products.
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