Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 15 2009:
Sponsored jointly by the Department of Agriculture and Machinery Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and the State Government, 100 water pump-sets have been distributed to farmers by Agriculture Commissioner Letkhogin Haokip today at the State mechanised farm at Lamphelpat.
Other agriculture machinery like sprayers, chaff-cutter, thresher, desi plough, maize-seller, potato planter, rotary tillers etc.
The machinery distribution function was attended Agriculture Director RK Nayansana, Additional Director L Palendro and in-charge officials of many schemes in addition to beneficiary farmers.
Speaking at the occasion, Agriculture Executive Engineer K Manoranjan said that the machinery were being provided to the farmers at Government subsidises rates.
Today's machinery distribution was continuation of October 28 when similar machinery were distributed.