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CM lays foundation for eco resort at Sakal A.duma

Tura, December 14, 2021 : Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma, accompanied by the Chief Adviser, Thomas A Sangma, Govt. Chief Whip, Marcuise N Marak, Siju-Rongara MLA, Rakkam A Sangma and West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner, Ram Singh, laid the foundation stone for  the Eco Resort of the Tourism Department at scenic Sakal A.duma village under the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve on 14 December.

Laying the foundation stone, the chief minister informed that this resort will be one of the best tourist resorts in the North East India and said that an amount of Rs. 23 crores will be spent for this project with widely accepted design and will be completed within a year.

Saying that promotion and development of sustainable tourism  involves the support of the local people, the chief minister said that this project will be the property of the people of the region. He also informed that the Govt. has received an amount of Rs. 700 crores from JICA for promotion and development of tourism sector in the state out of which Rs. 350 crores each for Khasi Hills and Garo Hills respectively have been earmarked.

The chief minister further informed that Water Reservoir Project to protect and preserve the rivers and streams and other water bodies will soon be implemented in the state.

The Chief Adviser to the chief minister, Thomas A Sangma, while speaking on the day informed that this resort will have information centre which will be a centre of learning for the tourists and the researchers and urged the Agriculture and Veterinary departments to take up schemes in this region.

The Govt. Chief Whip, Marcuise N Marak, while speaking about the promotion and development of tourism in the area informed the gathering that the development of Rongram-Rongrenggre-Darugre road will soon be started thereby providing better road communication for the people of Rombagre, Rongsakgre, Samandagre, etc.

Earlier, the West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner, Ram Singh delivered the welcome address and the other who spoke on the occasion included the Nokma of Sasatgre village.

The Tourist Officer, Ava Shereen Sangma, proposed the vote of thanks on the occasion.

Initiatives : Agriculture

Launch of “Restart Meghalaya Mission’ on 15th August 2020

The Mission comprise of a series of interventions to support farmers and entrepreneurs by enabling them to build growth-promoting basic infrastructure and services. Under this Mission, 1917iTEAMS – the IT Platform aimed at enabling farmers access to agricultural information, crop advisories and markets will be expanded logistically through induction of another 100 vehicles.

Creation of the Directorate of Food Processing on May 2018

With the objective of seizing opportunities in the sector and the untapped food processing potential of the state for uplifting the livelihoods of farmers and value chain actors, the Government of Meghalaya created the Directorate of Food Processing (DFP) as a one-stop agency to handle all matters relating to food processing in the state and to deal with all central government Ministries and Agencies (viz. Ministries of Agriculture, and Food Processing, SFAC, NCDC, NABARD, etc.) in all matters pertaining to the development of agricultural food processing sector.

First Ever Farmer’s Parliament held on 4th - 5th December 2018

The parliament was organised by the state department of agriculture in collaboration with Meghalaya Basin Development Authority (MBDA) and the Hill Farmers' Union (HFU). As a step toward the promotion of new technologies, HFU with the support of Meghalaya government, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence App for farmers — called Nongrep (nongrep in Khasi language means farmer) with its software partner Impetus Solutions from Hyderabad — as a social innovation project. This app will address matters of farm aggregations, soil health and disease identification, crop yield, farm produce pickups, market linkage and retail sellers app.

Launch of the Farmer’s Portal on 7th May 2018

The Meghalaya Famers’ Portal (www.megfarmers.gov.in) of the Department of Agriculture is a platform for farmers to seek any information related to agriculture. Detailed information on farmers’ insurance, agricultural storage, crops, extension activities, seeds, pesticides, farm machineries, etc. is provided. Details of fertilizers, market prices, package and practices, programmes, welfare schemes are also given.

Awards & Recognitions
  • Meghalaya has been selected for the Commendation award in 'Total foodgrains Category-III' for 2017-18. The award consists of a citation and an amount of Rs. 1 crore.
  • Meghalaya Agriculture Department and the MIE Meghalaya Team won the '7th eNabling North East (eNorth East) Award 2019-20' in the 'Agriculture & Rural Development' category for 1917 iTEAMS project which is a project in collaboration with Digital India.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi awarded Meghalaya on May 2018 the Krishi Commendation Award for the year 2015-16, in recognition of the commendable foodgrains production achieved by the State.
  • Meghalaya has been adjudged the Most Improved Small State in the category of Agriculture and received the India Today – "The State of the States” Award on 23rd November 2018.