With the onset of monsoon, Central Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) Dr Arabinda Padhee on Wednesday stressed on proper and adequate distribution of fertilisers to farmers for the forthcoming kharif season.
While addressing the Collectors of all ten districts coming under the central division during a workshop on National e-governance programme (NEGP) here, Padhee, himself an agricultural expert, asked the Collectors to ensure that the farmers get the requisite fertilisers on time for a bumper crop this season in view of a favourable monsoon this year.
Padhee specifically asked the Collectors to personally ensure that all agricultural officers of their respective districts are in touch with various fertiliser distribution agencies and see that they are equipped with sufficient stock for meeting any demand of farmers.
Attending the workshop, Director of Agriculture S Gopalan submitted a status report of fertiliser stock of the entire district vis-à-vis with that of the districts coming under the central division. He assured that whatever shortcomings have been noticed during these periods will be addressed on priority basis.
Padhee also being the Chief Administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple too called upon the Collectors to expedite the process of identifying the land of lord Jagannath in their respective districts and make a database of who are in possession of these lands.
He said as per the unique uniform policy adopted by the State Government in 2003, the Jagannath lands in possession of genuine occupants shall be regularised in their names and all the lands in illegal possession shall be brought back to the records of lord Jagannath Temple which will be auctioned in due course.
Padhee also informed in the meeting that more than 26,000 acres of such illegal lands across the State have now been identified and have been brought back to the records of the Shree Jagannath Temple.