Farmers of Nongchup Sanjenbam, Sekmai have sought concerned authorities' attention as they fear they may not be able to harvest about 70 per cent of the paddy planted.
Manipur Loumee Lup: Farmers in Manipur are suffering as 70 per cent of paddy land is under rift due to scarcity of rainfall and lack of proper irrigation facilities.
Speaking at his reception ceremony held at the state Agriculture department located at Sanjenthong, Imphal East on Monday, Biswajit said that as per the Centre’s instruction, chemical fertilisers can be issued to farmers after conducting soil testing of the respective paddy field.