Gratitude to CM by Horticulture Development Society, Tamenglong
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Tamenglong, September 27 2011:
The Horticulture Development Society, Tamenglong (HOST on behalf of orange farmers of Tamenglong, in a press release thanked the Chief Minister of Manipur O.Ibobi Singh, for fulfilling his promised during orange festival as Chief Guest last year and for his generosity and positively responding to HOST memorandum by increasing the Government's assistance tor conducting Orange Festival from Rs 4 lakhs to 10 lakhs.
In addition to that he has also provided another Rs.6 lakhs as incentives for the orange farmers.
While thanking the Horticulture department for providing Richs Rutter, rocker sprays and bee boxes for the farmers of the district, the HOST also appeals the Horticulture Department to conduct a survey of the orange orchards in Tamenglong and take up necessary regeneration and expansion programmes, setting up of food processing plans and install cold storage facilities to help the farmers in post harvest management, the released said.