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Farmers of Nongchup Sanjenbam, Sekmai have sought concerned authorities' attention as they fear they may not be able to harvest about 70 per cent of the paddy planted.
The Manipur Shiv Sena appealed to the state government to solve the issue of fertiliser shortage in the state.
Speaking at his reception ceremony held at the state Agriculture department located at Sanjenthong, Imphal East on Monday, Biswajit said that as per the Centre’s instruction, chemical fertilisers can be issued to farmers after conducting soil testing of the respective paddy field.
Farmers' representatives from all the districts of Manipur, gathered at Diocesan Social Service Society (DSSS), Mantripukhri, Manipur and deliberated on the issues and challenges faced by the farmers of Manipur in a consultation meeting.
The irrigation system in Manipur is not fully developed and therefore, the main source of water for agricultural purposes is rain water.
The Manipur education, labour and employment minister inspected the re-digging of Nongdambi canal, an irrigational canal located at Salungpham
