Local Self-Government Minister Paloli Mohammed Kutty will inaugurate the first of the three projects to boost paddy cultivation, undertaken by the district panchayat as part of its third anniversary, at Avalappandi in the district on October 19.Talking to mediapersons here on Friday, K.P. Kunhammadkutty, district panchayat president, and V.Kunhali, vice-president, said that the projects would be undertaken in three major paddy fields, where cultivation in several hectares was not possible due to water-logging.The Kozhikode-based CWRDM had conducted a study on seven 'kole' fields in the district and three of them were chosen by the district panchayat for undertaking paddy cultivation.The project at Avalappandi was being undertaken to prevent water-logging by protecting a seven-km canal passing through the paddy field. The project, with an allocation of Rs.4.56 crore, would help in producing nearly 3,000 tonnes of paddy. Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac will inaugurate the project at Velam-Ayancherry on November 2. This project with an allocation of Rs.5.55 crore aims at producing 5,400 tonnes of paddy. Fish farming and eco-tourism would be another feature of the project.The project at Cherandathur Chira aims at producing 5,600 tonnes of paddy with an allocation of Rs.5.55 crore. Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran will inaugurate the project on November 11.The Kerala Land Development Corporation will execute the projects. The third anniversary celebrations of the district panchayat which begin on October 11 and will continue till November 11.
The Hindu, 18th October 2008
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