Land Resources Department (LRD) Dimapur, distributed rubber roller machines to 65 beneficiaries and coffee pulping machine to 25 beneficiaries (100% subsidy) on May 4, in the presence of special guest, ADC Dimapur, Atokhe Aye and special invitees DHO Dimapur, Temsu and DPRO Dimapur, Lolano Patton.
According to DIPR report, while addressing the gathering, ADC Dimapur, Atokhe Aye advised the beneficiaries to become successful by utilising the machineries judiciously.
He reminded the farmers that LRD was a department that invested for farmers and encouraged them to avail the facility and to make good record so that they avail the facilities and advantages in the future as well. Atokhe also impressed upon the gathering for creating awareness and educating the people in their locality/ villages on maintaining appropriate Covid behaviours.
DPO Dimapur, I. Acato Chishi cautioned that GPS tracking for machines installed would be undertaken and advised beneficiaries not to rent out the machineries provided by the government for promoting farmers.
He further said that preference and priority would be accorded to the sincere and dedicated farmers in future.
Highlights of the programme included demonstration of coffee pulper and rubber roller machine by Kimiyekato Shohe while vote of thanks was proposed by AI, Aoyanger.