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Awareness / Mela conducted at Hengbung
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, September 04 2019:
One day awareness cum mela under Jal Shakti Abhiyan was conducted at Community Hall, Hengbung yesterday by KVK Hengbung, Kangpokpi District.
Dr HC Bhattacharya, FGI, Hengbung (former Director Extension, AAU Jorhat); Dr Harshajyoti Barooah, Dean, College of Horticulture, FGI Hengbung (former Director, Horticulture, Govt of Assam); Dr AKS Rawat, Executive Director, EMRC/ORDC, Hengbung and Dr N Jyotsna, Senior Scientist and Head, KVK Hengbung graced the occasion as chief guest, guests of honour and functional president respectively.
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Around 213 farmers, students, youths and community leaders attended the awareness cum Mela where tree plantation to mark Jal Shakti Abhiyan was also conducted and poster exhibition on water conservation, model on agro-forestry and conservation agriculture were also displayed to the participants by KVK Scientists and officials to impart awareness.
Highlighting the various programme under Jal Shakti Abhiyan while addressing the gathering, Dr Jyotsna stressed on the importance of soil and water conservation and efficient use of water for irrigation and other domestic purposes.
Dr Bhattacharya, Dr Harshajyoti and Dr AKS Rawat also spoke on various crisis on natural environment issues, climate change and its strategies to cope with the change in environment and the importance of natural resource management and important of in-situ and ex-situ conservation and efficient use of water for sustainable agricultural productivity and human welfare.
Tree saplings, seedling of fruit trees, spices, vegetables seeds and seedling were also distributed to the participating farmers while leaflet on water harvesting and conservation, natural resource management and others modern agricultural technologies were also facilitated to the participants during the awareness cum mela.
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