Jhum fails in Namkaoluang
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel kameih
Tamenglong, October 02 2011:
Jhuming cultivation in Namkaoluang (Keikao) village of Tamenglong district have totally failed, informed Ribuiyang Gonmei, Chairman Namkaoluang Village Authority today.
Namkaoluang village located some 29 km from the district HQs on Tamenglong- Khongsang road, under Tamenglong police station.
He informed the after rodent army attacked the jhum cultivation in the last few year back, the cultivation is still attacked by insects this year and apprehension of hunger and food scarcity prevails in the mind of the villagers, he said.
He said due to wind blowing and insects sitting on the immature of paddy has caused chaffing.
The same trend is found in the whole households in the village faced total failure of jhum cultivation in the village.
He also appealed to the concern authority to look into the matter and take up immediate pre- causation to prevent hunger.