Village adoption discussed at meet
TURA: Training programmes and the village adoption scheme were among the subjects of discussion at a recent meeting on Integrated Basin Development and Livelihood Programme (IBDLP) here.
West Garo Hills DC Pravin Bakshi said so far more than a thousand partners have been trained in piggery, poultry, floriculture, farming techniques and nursery under IBDLP in the past three years. The training was held at National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) in Guwahati.
The training programme, which was conducted following the signing of an MoU between the district administration and NIRD, will be extended to other fields like apiculture and dairy farming.
The adoption of Aminda Rangsa as a Model Village under the village adoption scheme of NIRD, North East Regional Centre (NERC) in Guwahati was also discussed on Friday.
Aminda Rangsa village falls under Gambegre C&RD Block of West Garo Hills and is fast turning into a tourist destination due to its unique wood carvings made by Handan Marak.
The village, which is open defecation free, got the status of ‘Nirmal Gram’ in 2011.
District Agriculture Officer Crosspillar Marak said the Department is working in tandem with IBDLP to help farmers increase their income and highlighted the prospects of floriculture business, which flourishes in the wedding season in winter. A project for Nokrek region has been formulated for large-scale production. NERC Director R.M Pant said, “Achievement is possible by working together with the support and cooperation of everyone.”
Pushpita Das, Dean, College of Home Science in Tura, also briefed about the projects being implemented for making food items and soft drinks with indigenous products like jackfruit, amla, ginger and squash.
