Ukhrul KVK's slackness irks Director ICAR, NEH
Source: The Sangai Express / Mungchan Zimik
Ukhrul, November 29 2015:
The lackadaisical performance of KVK, Ukhrul has irked Director ICAR NEH region, Dr Ngachan Francis and his visiting team during the evaluation of work performances, achievements and the proposed action plan 2016-17 at the Scientific Advisory meeting SAC held at TTA, hall Ukhrul.
Programme cordinator Dr Y Ramakhrisna KVK, Ukhrul gave a power point presentation on KVK's intervention on 6 components-Agronomy, Horticulture, Soil Science, Plant protection/Entomology, animal science and fishery.
Through the KVK prepared reports and recommendations, the visiting team thoroughly examined, put forth question to the subject matter specialist who directly deals with the matter.
Seeing their nature they concluded that KVK, Ukhrul has hardly done anything good for the farmers.
Assistant Commissioner, Ukhrul Ravinder (IAS) speaking as the chief guest of the SAC meeting advised them to be more sincere in discharging their duties and supervision.
Collaboration with NGOs and departments to enhance crop production and encourage the farmers was also stressed.
Select suitable crops according to the soil at Ukhrul, said the AC.
The Director of ICAR, NEH Dr Ngachan Francis speaking as the functional president of the SAC meeting that through KVK a lot of project has to be taken up and added that the duty of the KVK is not merely preparing annual reports or distributing any inputs to the farmers or submitting the next year action plan.
He was also shocked on seeing the Ukhrul KVK demonstration farm and asked what farmers can learn from the shabby state of the demonstration farm.
Dr Ngacha warned the employees that he would not tolerate negligent staff anymore and asked them to be stationed at Ukhrul to discharge their duties deligently.
Programme Manager of IFAD Tychicus Vashum called for the support of technical experts from the department in the future.
Later Dr Ngachan rushed to Ramva village, and launched the NICRA and declared it as the first NICRA village of Ukhrul.
ATARI Director Dr AK Tripathi, Jt Dr N Prakash, principal scientist Dr IM Singh and staff of KVK Chandel, Imphal West and Tamenglong including senior scientists and scientists of ICAR, Imphal, NGOs, farmers attended the SAC meeting.