By Nishan Pattanaik
KORAPUT: Principal Secretary, Agriculture and farmers Empowerment Department Dr Arvind Padhee, along with Director Horticulture Rohit Kumar Lenka and District Collector Koraput Abdaal M Akhtar visited Kotia Panchayat.
In his visit Arvind Padhee interacted with the farmers and saw Kharif potato cultivation in the gram panchayat and also Discussed about expansion of APC Kotia, further directed to insist for crop insurance, and expansion of ginger, turmeric, potato, coriander, yam cultivation. Arvind Padhi Also discussed on installation of solar cold room at Kotia.
While interacting media Padhee said it’s a regular official visit and as Kotia is one of the aspirations Panchayat. Kotia has a lot of potential and one of the potential place of Odisha. Padhi also said odisha Government is having a number of projects for our farmers and farmers too are working to achieve the same. Among others the local officials and representative were among those present.
