[Assam] Educated unemployed rural youths of Patidarang set shining example(The Assam Tribune, 02.02.2009)

[mc mahant]

< 40 bighas of land,cultivating> mustard,  Masur dal in 22  { MD=Rs 65/-@ Kilo retail} { Mustard Oil=Rs 90/-@ Kg}> bighas and Dhania (corriander) in 30 bighas land.= 92BX 1350 sq mtr/B =70200 sq mtr=~7Ha <spent a total amount> Rs 82,000 in tractor, ploughing, procurement of seeds, manure,( Manure?Cow?Poultry.human??). Or NPK( not called Manure!)?> pesticides, watering etc <total of 16 quintals of manure have been used>(NPK - or just Urea?  = 23Kg/ha). Manure rate* recommended=15>20Ton/Ha. MEANS in 7Ha  needed Manure= 1050 quintals--not 16!  NPK needed  was ~ 4*Qx7 =2.8Tons Did not report Yield+Profits.Open ended half story !Had this been done with basics right -- the seed yield could have been  7 Ha  X 1.5Ton=10.5 Ton X Rs 50,000/- = Rs 5.25 Lakhs!! As usual :Assam needs application of Primary School Arithmetic  at all levels. *  -- from the elementary Handbook  on Agro-Chem  that I have. 4-5 days Tarun  showed off his great plans on TV AGAIN(he ends all sentences with  "ALSO". He declared : " We will now concentrate on allowing Educated Unemployeds on Fish Farming. Fish,Milk,chicken,Eggs are  more important than PetroChemicals -ALSO-  . Han! PetroChemicals are also needed ALSO .In   2 years we will be completely self-Sufficient  in fish and will export about half -ALSO!" 3 months back he declared in a( Front of TV  camera ) meeting  where MMSingh was beaming away--" LIKE our Gandhi said-- we are concentrating  since 2001 -when we took control back-  ---on 'Daridrota Nirman Koriboloi'   -- ALSO" mm > Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 08:54:44 +0530> From: buluassam at yahoo.co.in> To: assam at assamnet.org> Subject: [Assam] Educated unemployed rural youths of Patidarang set shining example(The Assam Tribune, 02.02.2009)> > Educated unemployed rural youths of Patidarang set shining example> Correspondent> >  GORESWAR, Feb 1 – Rural educated unemployed youths of Pubpar> Jatiyabhangara village in Patidarrang mouza under Bihdia Jajikona Block> have started cultivating mustard in 40 bighas of land, Masur dal in 22> bighas and Dhania (corriander) in 30 bighas land.> > A total of 92> bighas of land were sowed in the month of November by the youths namely> Galmahmud Ali, Mojamil Hoque, Arzed Ali, Fiznur Ali, Mojibur Rahman,> Mridual Ali, Kalam Ali, Riaz Ali, Taslim Ali, Mahibulla Ali, Ratul Ali> and Sakhat Ali of the village. As many as six members are graduate and> rest six are matriculate. They have already started cultivating> mustard, masur (lentil) and coriander covering a plot measuring 92> bighas of agriculture land belonging to their respective families as> well as the neighbours. The land owners allowed the youths to cultivate> the said rabi crops in their agriculture land.> > For the occasion,> the Nabarong self-help-group (SHG) was formed by the youths in August,> 2007, at Pub-Parjatiya bhangra village with Golmahmud Ali (graduate)> and Mozamil Hoque as president and secretary.> > The primary,> objective of their endeavour is to provide gainful employment for> themselves during the lean agricultural season. Besides, the> forthcoming paddy season would be utilised by them, Mojamil told this> correspondent.> > The secondary objective is the creation of> economic infrastructure and community assets for sustained employment> and development in their backward region.> > The members of the> Nabarong SHG did not borrow money from any person or other’s savings to> spend in their cultivation purpose. They collected Rs 25 per week from> each member since the formation of the SHG. They spent a total amount> Rs 82,000 in tractor, ploughing, procurement of seeds, manure,> pesticides, watering etc. They have been cultivating these 92 bighas> with their own experience and advice of the local VIEWS, Paresh Chandra> Deka from time to time. A total of 16 quintals of manure have been used.> > The> concerned agriculture staff including Pabitra Kumar Deka, ADO, Loch> circle under Muktapur sub-division visited the farm recently.> Thereafter discussion was held in front of the rest house of the> Nabarong (SHG) located in the agriculture fields near the farm wherein> the SHG members, agriculture office staff. Kanthi Saikia, journalist,> Babu Rabha, journalist Kishore Bhatta, ex-MLA candidate, Dr Dhrubajyoti> Sarma, Soneswar Boro, an ideal farmers, Pranjal Kalita, an ideal> farmer, DS Deka and Paresh Deka VLEWS participated in the discussion.> All the participants highly recited and encourage the memers of the> said SHG for their steps in this regard. They expect that SHG activists> would surely be able to motivate other youths and farmers of> Patidarrang mouza in Kamrup district (R).> > It may be noted that> the SHG members failed to manage a deep shallow filter tubewell for> watering their field. They are irrigating the field by 6 HP rented> water pump. They also used rented tractor for ploughing their estimated> agriculture land due to lack of proper facilities which should have> been provided by the State Agriculture Department on the other hand,> the branch manager of the Asom Gramin Bikash Bank, Muktapur branch,> Ajoy Barpatra Gohain is not eager to sanction loan against their farm> to ameliorate the condition of the poor activist of the SHG. Even the> branch manager has no time to visit the SHG’s farm despite reiterated> appeals made to him. According to them, agro products can be increased> with effective steps by agriculture department falling under Rangiya> subdivision agriculture office including the financial help like KCC> loan from the concerned bank of the locality. To add their woes, they> are further buying seeds, fertilizers and pesticides at high rates from> the open market due to absence of the government’s PDS fertilizers> godown in rural areas.> > > (The Assam Tribune, 02.02.2009)> > > > > > Get perfect Email ID for your Resume. Grab now http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address> _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

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