Aizawl: Worried over the inconveniences faced by farmers of Mizoram due to lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the state government on Wednesday asked officials to ensure that jhum cultivators can continue their work without any problem.
Agriculture Minister C Lalrinsanga said the state government was giving top priority to farmers and efforts are being made to resolve the problems they are facing currently.
During a video conference with deputy commissioners and district agriculture officers, he instructed them to take measures to ensure uninterrupted work by ‘jhum’ farmers. (PTI)
