Ropeway project for Nilamadhav shrine under red-tape Post News Network
Khandapada: The famous Nilamadhav temple, a very old and famous Vishnu temple situated atop twin hills on the banks of the Mahanadi at Kantilo in Nayagarh district is visited by hundreds of devotees every day.
The deity is revered by devotees who throng it round the year to witness the permanent flow of holy water from the feet of Lord Nilamadhav. Lord Siddheswar present in the shrine is another highlight of the place.
The deity occupies a central position in the Jagannath cult. Many of the tourists being senior citizens and disabled find it hard to climb the hill for which it was decided to construct a ropeway. However, the proposal is buried under red-tape.
Eight farmer info centres turn into haunted houses in Kalahandi Post News Network
Kesinga: Even though there are eight Farmers’ Information and Advisory Centres (FIAC) in Kesinga block of Kalahandi district, the farmers of the block do not get training regarding farming and new technology, thanks to the contractor’s apathy.
According to sources, in a bid to give training and grassroot level information regarding farming and new technology to the farmers, Odisha government has started eight FIACs in Kesinga block. These centres were constructed in Balasi, Paralsinga, Kandel, Kikia, Chancher, Adhamunda, Fatkamal and Turlakhaman gram panchayats.
The contractor constructed eight buildings two years back but they were not handed over to the agriculture department for which the centres have been lying unused for years now.
New black gram variety offers hope to farmers in Kalahandi Post News Network
Bhawanipatna/Kesinga: At a time when climate change induced irregular rainfall and drought have taken a toll on agriculture, cultivation of a high-yielding variety of black gram has stirred hopes among farmers in Bhawanipatna, a report said.
The cultivation of a new variety of black gram has resulted in a bumper harvest for the farmers in this district. Farmers had initially raised doubts on the yield of this new variety as the saplings witnessed a huge growth and the duration of cultivation was very long.
However, proving the skeptics wrong, the farmers reaped a good harvest from the cultivation.