Krishi Vigyan Kendra Tura, West Garo Hills gets a Facelift

TURA: Dr SK Chaudhari, Deputy Director General, (natural resource management) Indian Council for Agriculture research, (ICAR), New Delhi, Rajeshree Sunil, deputy secretary (NRM) along with Dr V K Mishra, Director ICAR Research complex for NEH Region, Umiam and heads of divisions visited the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Tura, West Garo Hills, on Tuesday. The KVK was established way back in 1970.

Dr SK Chaudhari inaugurated the Farmers' Training Hostel of the KVK and laid the foundation stone for the administrative building, in presence of the other dignitaries as well. On this occasion, an input distribution programme under the Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) was also organized where more than 100 farmers of Tura and neighbouring villages attended the programme.

The DDG NRM, while addressing the gathering, urged upon the farming community to disseminate the knowledge and to be aware how to achieve through ICAR and its KVKs and pass on the same to their fellow farmers. He further urged farmers to provide feedback on improvement and modification on the interventions made by ICAR, stated a press release.

The dignitaries also distributed inputs worth Rs 15 lakh to about 105 farmers who received Knapsack Sprayer, silpaulin sheets, sewing machine, drip irrigation kits improved seed materials, poultry, poultry birds, medicines, feed, feeders, water pump etc.

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