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Joint Director of Soil and Water Conservation, K Khekiho Shohe, briefing on the project proposal for setting up of low cost weather station during the executive council meeting.[/caption]
Dimapur, Aug. 3 (EMN): State department of Soil and Water Conservation has presented a project proposal on ‘Low cost weather stations’ (LCWS) at the Centre of Excellence – State Soil and Water Conservation Training and Research, Sechü in Kohima district.
The proposal was presented during the executive council meeting of the Tribal Sub Plan Scheme under Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development (SEED), organised by the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, held on August 1 and 2.
The project on low cost weather station was proposed for the benefit of tribal farming communities of the surrounding villages practicing both permanent pani kheti as well as traditional agro-forestry kheti.
The proposal was based on judicious, efficient, and effective land use practices and adaptation of various practices in the climate change scenario. The proposal included installation of two LCWSs for each village, one in the upper and the other in the lower ridges to provide meteorological information online basis and in return provide immediate advisory SMS information to the farming communities.
The pilot project is being mooted to be replicated in other watersheds covering the entire districts of the State especially in the Jhum khetis including abundant fallow jhum fields where the farmers are expected to practice agro-forestry kheti.
It was presented in the presence of accreditated commissioning scientists and experts from various fields including some having immense knowledge on various traditional, indigenous, and endemic farming practices of the Northeast of India.
The proposal was briefed by the Joint Director and OSD designate of Soil and Water Conservation, K Khekiho Shohe.