EMN
Dimapur, July 2
The monthly SDPDB meeting was held on June 17 at the ADC Conference Hall Tobu under the chairmanship of SDPDB Tobu Chairman cum Advisor NEPED government of Nagaland.
In the special monthly SDPDB meeting, a part from the regular members all the VCC and members from all the villages under Tobu including public leaders from the town were invited for participation.
The chairman welcomed all the participants and discussed various problems faced by the Sub Division and also approved some of the agendas. After the main board meeting the outbreak of insect pest infestation problem in the area were also brought for information and discussion among the participants by Z.Kintso Angami, SDAO Tobu and found necessitated for use of chemicals to control the same.
In this regard, Niaba Konyak, advised the house particularly to the farmers coming from different villages about the uses of plant protection chemicals and its dangerous while in use. He also advised the farmers to strictly follow the technical guidelines to be given by the concerned technical staff.
Later, after the main SDPDB meeting detail training about the uses of chemicals were given by the local staff in local dialect by Roba Sangtam, A.O, Leagin Konyak, AFA and Ngushu Konyak, AFA respectively. Other than P.P Chemicals the department also issued huge quantity of fertilizers and Agricultural equipment and implements such as Knapsack Sprayer, Power Weeder and Cono Weeders to the beneficiaries of National Food Security Mission (NFSM) who attended the training programme.
