Day: December 14, 2013

CCPUR, December 14: Under the aegis of Sericulture Dept of Ccpur headed by deputy director Vialkhanthang, an Orientation cum Awareness program for implementation of MSP-2 under SPA was held at Mini Auditorium, Dorcas Guest House, New Lamka.

Singat a/c MLA GS Haupu attending as chief guest, said that sincerity is the most important thing, particularly amongst the farmers. He said that without sincerity there is little success.

He further expressed his amazement while stating that he has found humans replacing worms in the houses provided by his dept for rearing of worms for sericulture.

He further said that sericulturists will get the chance to harvest four times in a calendar year while, harvesting is just once a year in jhum cultivation.  

Director, Sericulture, H Ginzamang Simte said that phase one of the project is a failure due to the insincerity of the farmers.

However, Ukhrul and CCpur had been more fortunate than the other districts as both are given preferential statues by the dept due to their potential in the field, he said. Sericulture is the only viable alternative of jhum cultivation as it has the chance to multiple harvest, he said.

He continued that the dept is now ready to distribute oak seeds as the seed had already been supplied to the department. Expert from Silk Board, Bangalore will come to educate the local farmers for a more productive year ahead, he observed.

NE textile promotion board, under the Ministry of Textile will also provide financial aid if the farmers are sincere and properly utilise the 90% subsidy grant provided by the dept, hesaid. Under the policy of direct benefit scheme, the amount/grant for the farmers will be directly entered into their respective accounts, Simte added.

Guest of honour S Khaikho Pau SDC said that the farmers in CCpur are fortunate that the dept  official are from the district of CCpur  and have a deep interest in their work.

He on behalf of the farmers pleaded for the chief guest to look into the water irrigation aspect which is vital for the success of sericulture.

In the evening, Dr Naba an expert in Sericulture led the technical session attended by staffs and the farmers who are present today.

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IMPHAL, December 14: Unless food grains are provided to the people under the Public Distribution System (Food Security Act) under the Food and Civil Supplies bby December 20, the Maoist Communist Party, Manipur is all set to announce a 12 hour general strike on November 21.

Conveying it in a press release, the Manipur Maoist mentioned that December-January used to be a prosperous time in the past. Now there is no such prosperity, it observed.

It is also observed that distributions of PDS items are not witnessed in the hill districts of Ukhrul, Tamenglong, Churchandpur, Sadar Hills, Chandel and Senapati.

Further mentioning in this regard, it is further said that the distribution of PDS items was done in the past few months due the pressure from the people, but it has been stopped now as the pressures withers. The Manipur Maoist is now ready to take it up along with pressuring for the provision of health care at minimum rate at the health institutes including RIMS, it said.

The general strike will be called off if the said condition is fulfilled before the deadline but in case the condition is not fulfilled, then the general strike must be imposed at any cost, it warned.

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