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Precision farming in Krishnagiri

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Field trip:Collector V. Arun Roy driving the paddy transplanter at Agraharam village in Agaram Panchayat, near Hosur, on Wednesday.

KRISHNAGIRI: Collector V. Arun Roy inspected various projects undertaken under the Irrigated Agriculture Modernisation and Water Bodies Restoration and Management in the district on Wednesday.

Mr. Roy inspected the paddy fields in Shoolagiri and Krishnagiri Panchayat Union under the precision farming and System of Rice Intensification (SRI) methods.

During the inspection, the Collector inaugurated the mechanised paddy transplantation equipment, which was demonstrated by the Dr. Perumal Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Agraharam village in Agaram Panchayat near Hosur. He also held discussion with the members of the Water Users Association.

Mr. Arun Roy also had a look at the cultivation of ‘Chendu Malli' in Banganatham village, banana in Pillaikothur and Keeranapalli villages under the precision farming method.

Equipment was also installed at a cost of 6.25 lakh at Pillaikotthur village in Shoolagiri Panchayat Union for the benefit of farmers to know the climatic conditions such as humidity, rainfall, heat and speed of the wind etc.

The Collector also inspected the cultivation of CO-3 grass for cattle feed, cauliflower cultivation at Uthanapalli and Gammonthotti villages. He also interacted with the farmers to know the viability of the cultivation.

Mr. Arun Roy inspected the construction of agriculture marketing building at Boothanatham village in Thattaganapalli panchayat at a cost of Rs. 24.5 lakh.

K. Rajan, Joint Director, Agriculture, A.K. Rajan, Head and Professor, Regional Research Station (TNAU), Paiyur, Vijayabhaskaran, Association Professor, RRS, Arul Mozhi, Executive Engineer, Agriculture Engineering and Sundarrajan, Coordinator, Dr. Perumal Krishi Vigyan Kendra and other officials accompanied the Collector.

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