Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 20 2010:
MLA Bijoy Koijam distributed cabbage plants to the flood hit farmers of Thongju constituency in a function today where he was the chief guest.
About 300 cabbage plants were distributed to each of 100 farmers.
Bijoy Koijam said that the initiative was taken up to help the flood hit farmers of the constituency.
He said that seeds of Kharif crops are ready to be distributed to the people of the state.
He asked the people to prepare their fields for sowing the seeds.
He further said that he had requested the government to construct retaining walls along the rivers in the constituency.
He also assured that the Panthoibi Water Supply scheme will be set up in a short time at an estimated cost of ' 40 lakh.
The benefits of the scheme will reach the people of the constituency by April next year.