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Odisha Chief Secretary  Suresh Mahapatra has visited Maitapur Gram Panchyat and reviewed the crop diversification project

in District Diary February 12, 2023 Comments Off on Odisha Chief Secretary  Suresh Mahapatra has visited Maitapur Gram Panchyat and reviewed the crop diversification project 517 Views

Balasore:11/2/23 Government  of  Odisha Chief Secretary  Shri Suresh Mahapatra,IAS, visited Maitapur GP and reviewed the crop diversification project. He also inaugurated the OGOP- oil pressing unit in the Gram Panchyat. Around 2600 acres mustard,200 acres of moong and 100 acres of biri has been cultivated in the Gram Panchyat.

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Chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra also hold meeting to review the progress of crop diversification. He asked the officials concerned to enhance non-paddy cultivation like vegetables, pulses, ragi, maize, sugarcane, cotton and groundnut in points of mega lift irrigation during the ensuing kharif season, an official statement said.

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In the meeting, the officials also said there was potential of non-paddy cultivation in more than 70% of the mega lift irrigation point ayacut areas.Besides, the chief secretary directed the agriculture department to explore different marketing facilities of non-paddy products through e-NAM, Markfed and online marketing platforms, both in the government and private sectors.

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