- DIMAPUR — The
Common Facility Centre (CFC) for banana fibre extraction at Kukidolong,
supported by the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach
(NECTAR), with the Entrepreneurs Associates (tEA) as the implementing agency,
was inaugurated on June 11.
- According to an update, it was inaugurated in the presence
of the chief guest, Chanchal Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Development of North
Eastern Region (DoNER), and guest of honour, Dr. M Chuba Ao, Chairman,
MARCOFED, Government of Nagaland. Officials from NECTAR, led by Dr. Arun Kumar
Sarma, Director General, were part of the inauguration ceremony.
Common Facility Centre for banana fibre extraction
inaugurated at Kukidolong, promoting livelihood and development under PM DevINE
initiatives.
- Speaking at the event, Chanchal said that under the Prime
Minister’s Development Initiative for North East (PM DevINE), many initiatives
for the development of the region are being launched. He stated that for India
to develop, the north-east region must develop.
- Dr. Ao expressed his happiness over the establishment of the
unit, hoping it would bring change to the region.
- Dr. Sarma highlighted the plans that the Government of
India, under the Ministry of DoNER, envisions for farmers in the region. With
the core goal of turning ‘waste into wealth,’ the CFC will offer livelihood
solutions through banana waste to numerous farmers and rural communities near
the plant and across the state.
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