Advisor, State Agriculture Department, Rama Chandra Panda visited Mahanandpur, Baulagaon and Karatalli gram panchayats under Bipulingi GP in Chhatrapur AC on Wednesday to assess and review the current situation of agricultural operations arising out of deficit rainfall in the district.
At Mahanandpur GP, the farmers led by Samiti Member and former Sarapanch Ashok Kumar Panigrahi demanded renovation of water outlet in Ghodahada/Jayamangal Irrigation System and sanction of mega LIP project from the proposed Pottlampur-Rushikullya barrage.
Similarly, at Balugaon village, a large number of farmers drew the attention of Panda to improve the existing canal lining of Jayamangal System for uninterrupted free flow of water for the purpose of irrigation, while the farmers at Karapalli village wanted to enhance the outlet channel No. 15 and de-silt and renovate British regime Karatalli-Tampara water body to restore its water storage capacity so as to irrigate the designed ayacut of 1,000 hectares of land.
Panda instantly discussed the problems of the farmers with the department officials and engineers.