Destination North East” being organised by PHD Chambers in association with Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) continued on day two amidst enthusiastic footfall.
The day witnessed round table discussions and exhibition stalls showcasing various features of the North East Region in order to attract investments in Tourism, Skill Development, Food Processing, Handlooms and Handicrafts, Rural livelihoods, Entrepreneurship and Microfinance, Horticulture and Floriculture, Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, Organic Farming and Bamboo Development. The feature of the event was the day long cultural program from various state troupes along with ethnic food festival.
During the technical session on Roadmap for Technology Intervention in North East India, Naveen Verma, Secretary, Ministry of DoNER said that today we have choice of technologies available, but need to see how to carry these technology to the last person. He said that Ministry of DoNER is trying to take technology to the last personby adopting one technology in each village.
Dr. Swati Basu, Scientific Secretary with the Government of India appreciated the Ministry of DoNER for making use of appropriate technologies in all sectors of development for North Eastern Region. She reiterated that the knowledge and technology available, should reach the last person.
The representatives from IIT Guwahati, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee, IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur gave presentations on the various technologies available and how it can change the lives of the people of North East.
Participating in the technical session on Medicinal & Aromatic Plants of North East India, Padmapriya Balakrishan, Deputy CEO, National Medicinal Plants Board, Department of AYUSH said that 75% of medicinal plants in North East comes under subsidized products and there is a need to focus on transportation, as the fright charges to transport products from North East to other parts of the country are huge.
In the technical session on Handloom, Apparel and Handicrafts of North East India, it was discussed on how to tap the huge potential of Handloom and Handicrafts in North East. The initiatives for loom technology were also discussed.