Correspondent  

 

PASIGHAT, Sep 30: In an attempt to ensure proper implementation of schemes being funded by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Dr. Gyanendra Mani, General Manager, NABARD, Itanagar along with Barnali Sur,  Jt. Director, Textile & Handicraft, Government of Arunachal Pradesh inspected various ongoing schemes at Debing, Rayang, Lingka villages under East Siang district on Friday and also interacted with the sericulture farmers.

Mani and Suri accompanied by D. Riba, Asst. Director, Textile & Handicraft, Pasighat, Libang Perme, ADTH and Talong Tadeng, Development Officer (Sericulture), Sille inspected various mulberry plantations in the above-mentioned villages. The officials interacted with sericulture farmers and took first hand information about the progress and proper implementation of the plantation  of mulberry to be used a feeds for mulberry silkworms for production of silk yarn. The officers later apprised the farmers about various credit schemes at Lingka village.  They also inspected the Bee processing unit at Government Sericulture Farm, Sille.

On Saturday, the same officials also held a meeting with Dy. Commissioner, East Siang where NABARD General Manager apprised about the new schemes like CM’s Sashat Samoh Yojana which is likely to be launched in October. After the meeting, the team also inspected the Sericulture Farm at Borguli under Mebo Sub-Division to take assessment of the damages caused to ex-situ muga conservator centre by recent floods.

Meanwhile, DC Pasighat has expressed his gratitude to the visiting officials while Barnali Sur thanked the Dy. Commissioner for arranging the meeting though it was a holiday.

D. Riba, ADTH, East Siang and Development Officer, T. Tadeng said that, East Siang district, being one of the most feasible places for implementation of sericulture schemes witnesses routine visit of officials from funding agencies time to time due to which the district is rapidly advancing toward large scale production of Muga, Mulberry and Eri yarns.