Farmers' awareness camp held
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 20 2013:
Central Agricultural University (CAU) conducted a day-long farmers' awareness camp at Jiribam's Dibong Junior High School, Imphal East district on 17th February.
Delivering the key note address of the event, Biren Singh, General Secretary of Manipur Loumi Lup (MLL), Jiribam area pointed out that Jiribam is one of the most unnoticed parts of the state where there is no proper transportation facilities and educational institutes.
In Jiribam, there is no irrigation and cultivation works have almost failed as the District Agriculture Officer does not come to attend his office for the last many months.
There is enough water as Jiri River is overflowing throughout the year.
So, if the authority concerned provides at least 4-5 water pump sets to the farmers, they could do double cropping, he said.
M Maimu Singh, President of MLL; L Nilakamal Singh, Working President of MLL and other experts also spoke at the camp attended by around 80 farmers of the area.