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BONGAIGAON: The ceremonial seed sowing for raising community nursery of Sali paddy seedlings at Bidyapur was done by Bongaigaon MLA Phani Bhusan Choudhury and Bongaigaon Deputy Commissioner Dr M S Lakshmi Priya on Saturday.
To meet the need of seedlings after damage to paddy fields during flood, the District Agriculture department has started sowing of Sali paddy seeds from today onwards under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana. In Bidyapur, sowing of BINA-11 variety of paddy seeds has been done in 2.5 hectares land.
Bhaskar Das, District Development Commissioner, Bongaigaon, and Sanjoy Sengupta, District Agriculture Officer, were also present there. Sowing of Sali paddy seedlings will be done in two phases. Including Bidyapur, at various points like Deohati, Kherpuji, Kacharipara pt.1, Kokila- Moulabipara Kotashbari and Golapara pt. iv, seed sowing of BINA-11 and Bahadur Sub-1 varieties were done in presence of SDO(C), Circle Officers and agriculture officials on Saturday.
Community nursery will be raised of Sali paddy seedlings in 85 hectares land in Bongaigaon district across 12 points.