Watermelon cultivation brings smile to Tripura youth
Santirbazar (Tripura), Jul 26, 2022, Bishweswar Majumdar/ TT
A youth from west Charakbai Gram Panchayat in southern part of Tripura district has achieved huge success in watermelon cultivation with the help of the Agriculture department.
Kamal Dutta, son of Haradhan Dutta, a resident of West Charakbai area of Baikhora, cultivates watermelons during the monsoon season as per the advice of the Agriculture department.
Sujit Kumar Das, Superintendent of Bagafa Agriculture Department and Deepak Das, Sector Officer of Baikhora Agriculture Department, visited the farmer's land to check the quality and quantity of watermelon.
Speaking to the media, Agriculture Department Supervisor Sujit Kumar Das said Haradhan Dutta has been provided with all kinds of help from the department for off-season watermelon cultivation through the ATMA project.
Das said farmers who cultivate such extraordinary crops would have good financial earnings.
Bagafa Agriculture department is constantly working towards doubling the income of farmers and achieving the goal of the state government.