Farmers hail Khurai MLA for irrigation facility
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 31 2021:
Farmers of Khurai assembly constituency commended Khurai MLA Leishangthem Sushindro alias Yaima for providing irrigation facilities when farmers in other parts of the state are facing scarcity of water.
For the last three years, the MLA has been distributing water pump sets in various localities to ensure that the farmers do not face any problems with regard to irrigation of their paddy fields.
This year too, he made arrangements for irrigation of fields in view of poor rainfall in the state.
Farming Committee Khurai under the aegis of the MLA arranged 20 water pumps sets at various places along Iril river bank under the AC and supplied water to various fields which allowed farmers to carry out their cultivation works without any issue.
One farmer from Kangla Sangomsang under the AC, Ngangbam Nabakishore stated that for last three years, the MLA has been providing six water pumps sets, fuel and other equipment to the locality.
This year also, water pumps have been placed along at Iril river for supplying enough water to the agricultural fields in Kangla Sangomsang, he added.
N Nabakishore continued that the MLA has also provided funds for buying fertilisers as well as arranged distribution of fertilisers at low cost during the required period.
He expressed his gratitude on behalf of other farmers to MLA L Susindro for arranging the irrigation facilities and distribution of fertilisers at the right time for the farmers of the AC .