A two-day interactive meet on rice mill cluster was organised here by the State MSME Department in association with the Baleswar Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC).
Senior Principal Scientist, CFTRI, Mysore, Srinivas A; BCIC president Himansu Das; Baleswar DIC General Manager Pravakar Rao; Baleswar Civil Supply Officer Amarendra Mohapatra; Assistant Director (Chemicals), MSME-DI, Cuttack, Subas Kumar Sahu; and Assistant Director (EI), MSME-DI, Cuttack, BB Panigrahi were among those who spoke in the event.
They were of the view that Baleswar has enough scope for enhancement of production of paddy. They also disseminated knowledge as to how to produce quality grains and increase production. They also stressed on storage and market facilities for farmers.
About 30 rice millers participated in the meeting.