Since different farmers in the state are in no position to prepare a rice nursery because of the less rainfall, the Agriculture Department after a thorough discussion with the concerned officials have finally agreed to prepare rice nursery of 10 hectares at fields under Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) and 1 hectare under Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Thoubal district, Manipur.
The said nursery will arrange everything that is required by using the latest methods of nursery preparation where 100 square meter of nursery will be able to provide saplings for 1 hectare. Besides that 2 lakhs of 90,000 bags of fertilizers is at stock with the department and another 50,000 will be reaching the state soon said the Minister.
He further apprised that a special team is presently conducting a survey to see the present situation of the paddy fields in different areas of Manipur and also said that the area of the nursery can be increased to fulfill the demands accordingly.
However, to avoid any leakage while distributing the fertilizers, it will be distributed systematically with the land records along with Adhar cards of the farmers.
The Minister further said that in view of all the needful measures which is going to be taken up, the farmers should need not worry or panic with the prevailing condition.
Apart from insurance given by the Minister, the State Director of Agriculture Department Laltanpuii Vanchhawng delivered the message that under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, 460 number of water harvesting ponds, 1388 sprinkle sets, 30 micro storage and 50 drainage network has already been implemented in the state till date.