Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 02 2010:
Farm Machinery Division of State Agriculture Department under macro management scheme of Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation distributed first phase of farm machineries to farmers in a function held at Mechanised Farm, Lamphelpat today.
Agriculture Commissioner Letkhogin Haokip distributed 100 water pump sets, 1100 sprayers (16 litres), 10 cono withers and five chap cutters in the function.
Speaking at the occasion, the Commissioner urged the farmers to share the machinaries with other farmers as well.
Agriculture Department SE K Manoranjan said that the machinaries are distributed a bit late due to blockades and bad road conditions of NH-39 and 53 .
Informing that 200 more sprayers are yet to reach Imphal, he added that 5000 sprayers would be distributed within this month.