Pump sets distributed
Source: The Sangai Express
Bishnupur, July 06 2019:
To help the farmers of Kumbi Kendra fight the water shortage due to deficit in rainfall this year and to reduce their miseries to some extent, five Pump sets to draw water from nearby water source were distributed by MLA S Bira Singh in a simple function held at his Wangoo residence today.
The pump sets having 5 HP was given under Agricultural Department for those farmers who do not have means for lift irrigation and have water sources like canal and river nearby in five different villages of the constituency such as Napat-Tangjeng, Borayangbi, Wangoo, Kumbi Municipal Council and Saiton.
Regarding the distribution programme, MLA S Bira Singh said that the pump sets were distributed since yesterday to solve the water shortage faced by the farmers due to shortfall in rain this year in a phase wise manner today being the first phase adding that the area were chosen keeping in mind the close proximity to water sources.
He also urged the farmers to use the pump sets wisely so that they all get enough water for their standing crops and to have better yields later while appealing the beneficiaries to form a committee to look after the working of the pumping sets for proper utilization.