Trinath
Billyground, Feb 05: Mr. Awanish Kumar, IAS, DC, North & Middle Andaman inaugurated the 2nd KISAN MELA at Billyground School playground today at round 6 PM by cutting the ribbon and lighting the traditional lamp. The Chief Guest visited all the stalls and also inaugurated the Departmental stalls.
Mr. Uttam Kumar Mondal, Pradhan, Harinagar Panchayat addressed the Chief Guest, all signatories and public. He told that the guests and the gathering about the objectives of the Kishan Mela. Uttam Mondal highlighted about various problems of the farmers in this area. He also requested the DC for providing a cold storage for the farmers so that the farmers can store their excess Ravi product in to the Cold storage.
DC in his address said that he is feeling very proud being present in the Kishan Mela. He told that the word ‘Kishan’ is very close to him, because his parents are also farmer. He told that he will do his best to provide a cold storage at Billyground as early as possible.
He told that this kind of Mela has great importance in today’s life, it creates opportunity of recreation and way of earning as well as awareness among the Kishan. He further told that after completion of this Mela he will conduct a meeting with all the Mela committees of the District and make a calendar of Melas of N&M Andaman district and it will be integrated with Tourism. He requested all the farmers to adopt integrated farming to make a tremendous change in the life of farmers.
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