Agricultural inputs given to 750 farmers

Bhojpur, March 21: The Pauwadung Rural Municipality in Bhojpur district has distributed agricultural input devices to 750 farmers in its attempt to make the rural municipality self-reliant on agriculture. The rural municipality distributed the devices worth Rs 5.1 million.    

Chief Administrative Officer of Pauwadung Rural Municipality, Nabin Bhattarai, said that the farmers were provided with the inputs based on their demand. It is said that the devices were provided in 50 per cent subsidy.    

Chief Administrative Officer Bhattarai stated that mulching plastic, plastic tunnel, power tiller, plastic pond, pesticide spray tools were handed over to the farmers.    
He stated that the rural municipality is planning to distribute agricultural goods worth Rs 7 million.    

Vice Chairperson of Pauwadung Rural Municipality, Jyotsna Rai, shared that a massive investment is made in agriculture for economic sufficiency by producing commercial farmers.    

"We have been encouraging farmers to be business-oriented. We extended supports to the farers based on their demands," Rai said.  (RSS)