Our Correspondent
Kohima | February 13
With a view to provide a much needed thrust to the growth in rubber cultivation in the state, an amount of Rs. 2 crore have been set aside for purchase of rubber rollers that will cover 10% of the mature tapping plants.
Chief minister Neiphiu Rio said that in his budget speech here today. Under the active support of the department of land resources, rubber cultivation has now expanded to a coverage of 19,077 hectares, out of which 2,571 hectares are already being tapped and 626 numbers of rubber rollers have been distributed to the deserving beneficiaries.
“ I intend to now cover an additional 8,280 hectares that is matured for tapping so that the farmers are encouraged. This is an area that has much potential to promote entrepreneurship and add to the economy of the state,” Rio said.
