District Collector Arabind Agarwal on Thursday asked the concerned officials to take appropriate steps in order to increase paddy production in the forthcoming Kharif season.
Presiding over a review meeting on preparation for Kharif crops, Agarwal stressed on timely supply of canal water to agricultural lands, use of scientific implements and better seeds and adequate measures for combating any possible pest attack during the Kharif.He asked concerned officials to open a Krushi Seva Kendra in each gram panchayat and to store enough seeds and fertilizer in each block.
Among others, PD DRDA Mohan Charan Das, Agriculture Department Deputy Director Gangadhar Pal, Horticulture Department Deputy Director Gangadhar Panda, NABARD AGM B Sridhar, Krushi Vigyan Kendra Assistant Director Ranital Amresh Khuntia and Baliapal Krushi Vigyan Kendra Coordinator Sanjay Mohanty were present.