IMPHAL, June 6: Manipur will have adequate power supply in a few years time to run cold storages in different districts, deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam told media persons today.
Replying to queries from the media on the loss of agricultural products due to absence of cold storage facilities in the State during a press conference held today at his Old Secretariat office chamber, Gaikhangam said Manipur is still a power buying State, however, in the coming years the power supply will be improved for the State to install cold storage facilities in every district.
Gaikhangam also appealed to the public to take part in the upcoming 1st Manipur National Horticulture Expo to be held from June 11 to 13 at the Hapta Kangjeibung and Manipur Film Development Corporation simultaneously.
The expo is being organised by the State Horticulture Mission, department of Horticulture and Soil Conservation.
Appealing to the public to visit the expo, he said this will be the first time that an expo related to horticulture and agriculture is being held in the State.
He continued that the expo will have 31 stalls from outside the State, 19 from the State and 10 nurseries exhibiting outside the expo-pavillion.
The expo will also have five private farming and machinery companies, three banks SBI, AXIS and NABARD, two universities Central Agriculture University and ICR, he said.
Two State government departments Agriculture and Forest will also have stalls in the expo, he said adding that 20 subject experts including scientists and resource persons from all over the country will mentor the expo.
Gaikhangam also asserted that workshops on Strengthening Horticulture development for Enhancing Productivity, Quality and sustainable Livelihood will be conducted during the expo.
He said that the expo will certainly bring a change in bringing sustainable livelihood through horticulture products to the farmers in particular.