Important dates of meetings in this month

• 13.11.2008 at 12.00 Noon : Review of Police arrangements and electioneering for Municipal Elections to Krishnagar Municipality with SP, Returning Officer and others at Bungalow office.
• 13.11.2008 at 3 pm : Inauguration of Kalyani Sub Correctional Home at Kalyani.
• 14.11.2008 at 10.00 am to 3 pm : Shishu Vigyan Mela and felicitation of best ICDS workers of all projects at Rabindra Bhawan, Krishnagar.
• 14.11.2008 at 11.00 am : Monthly Development Meetings with Sabhapaties, BDOs, SDOs and others at Nadia Zilla Parishad.
• 14.11.2008 at 12 Noon : Samabay Saptah Celebration inaugural at Central Cooperative Bank.
• 15.11.2008 at 2 pm : Meeting of stadium committee Krishnagar at Krishnagar Stadium.
• 15.11.2008 at 3.30 pm : Meeting of Indian Red Cross Society at DM bungalow Office.
• 17.11.2008 at 12 noon : Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (RKVY) review meeting at Nadia Zilla Parishad.
• 17.11.2008 at 4.30 pm : Distribution of Identity Cards to Collectorate Staff at Office chamber of DM Nadia.
• 18.11.2008 at 12 Noon : Board Meeting of Kishan Cooperative Milk Union Limited at Bungalow Office.
• 19.11.2008 at 11.00 am : Seminar on environment and river pollution to be organised by Environment department GoWB. Local bodies and administration are the invitees.
• 19.11.2008 at 12.30 pm : Work shop cum award giving ceremony on Rural Sanitation with GP Prodhans and others at Rabindra Bhawan. Announcements for Sanitation Fortnight from 1st to 15th December 2008 shall be made.
• 20.11.2008 at 4 pm : Meeting with BSF, Civil & police administration of border blocks and MLA/ MPs of border blocks regarding border effective management at Collectorate Conference hall.
• 21.11.2008 at 11.00 am : District Level Monitoring Committee on Paddy procurement at Nadia Zilla Parishad.
• 21.11.2008 at 12.00 noon : Workshop on training need assessment of front line departments , DoPT funded training programme being conducted by ATI Kolkata. Venue Collectorate Conference hall.
• 22.11.2008 at 9.45 am : Inauguration of Cooch Behar Trophy Cricket Match at Krishnagar Stadium.
• 24.11.2008 at 12 Noon : Review of MPLADS schemes of 12-Krishnagar Loksabha with Executing Agencies in presence of MP at Nadia Zilla Parishad meeting hall.
• 24.11.2008 at 1 pm : One day orientation of newly elected PRI office bearers about schemes under National Horticulture Mission at Nadia Zilla Parishad meeting hall.
• 26.11.2008, 27.11.2008, 04.12.2008, 05.12.2008 and 10.12.2008 at 11.30 am Sub-divisional meetings with GPs as per blog posted earlier.
• 28.11.2008 at 11.00 am : Review of Surface water based drinking water supply projects of PHE at Nadia Zilla Parishad.
• 02.12.2008 at 2 pm : Artho Sthayee Samity of Nadia Zilla Parishad at NZP.
• 03.12.2008 at 12 Noon : Meeting with Requisition Bodies (PHE, PWD, Irrigation) regarding pending Land Acquisition proposals.

Best wishes to KrishNagarik on Jagadhhatri

We convey our best wishes and sincere thanks for enjoyoing Jagaddhatri celebrations with peace. Onkar Singh Meena NB - Readers may send photographs to meenaonkar@gmail.com, to be published in these pages.

High Tech floriculture initiative in Nadia : First Flower blooms in Purnanagar Ranaghat-II

GERBERA FROM HIGH TECH POLYSHED - FIRST BLOOM IN RANAGHAT-II

Pic1 - Outer view of Polyshed at Purnanagar

Picture3 - Anil Mallik with bunch of colourful flowers

Pic2 - Anil Mallik standing with first bloom of Gerbera

We motivated progressive farmers in Ranaghat-II blocks for High tech cultivation of cash crops of flowers like Gerbera last year and also extended all kinds of supports for their training at Pune, Exposure to successful entrepreneurs and technical support about setting up of Poly Houses. Out of 20 odd farmers sent to training to Pune, some of them have already started gerbera cultivation in Poly House. Banks extended financial support while National Horticulture Mission is providing subsidy. There is no problem of market at present.

We hope that floriculture with further development in the area after commencement of multi purpose cold storage at Nokari in February 2009. Civil work is complete, while purchase of equipments is under process.

There is need for Multi Agency cooperation in Floriculture development in this area, for which Rs 54 lakhs has been sanctioned for area expansion under NHM. Rs 180 lakhs is being sanctioned to farmers in the current year in Nadia.

I visited one such unit today at Purnanagar under Ranaghat-II and was delighted to see the first flower blooms and broad smile on the lips of Shri Anil Mallik the farmer. Here are some of the photographs.

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Onkar Singh Meena