Agri Minister assures
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, July 11 2019:
Agriculture Minister V Hangkhanlian said that the Agriculture Department will ensure that there is no shortage of fertilizers for the farmers of Manipur.
Fertilizers will be given after submission of land patta and Aadhar cards by the farmers so that the fertilizers reach the targeted beneficiaries.
The Minister stated this while he was on a visit to the Community Nursery seeding sites at Khundrakpam, in Imphal East, Sairen Village, Pollangsou Loukon in Imphal West and Nachou Village in Bishnupur district, today.
After identification of the places, Agriculture Department has started sowing seeds of IR-64, an early harvesting Indian rice in 90-95 days, in 5 hectares each in four districts in addition to 21 hectares of KVK Thoubal areas where Community Nurseries are to be raised.
The paddy seeds sown today can be transplanted by the end of this month and will be distributed to the farmers, he said.
The Minister further said that raising of those seeds sown today does not mean that it will be sufficient for all the needy.
The Agriculture Department has taken up initial steps and already distributed 126 pump sets to some farmers as relief materials and efforts are being made to give more pump sets through which water can be supplied to the dry fields.
Agriculture officials and staff from the Agriculture Department accompanied the Minister.