Guwahati: Mangaldii MP Dilip Saikia, Member of the Mega Agriculture Project sponsored by the State Government in Dholpur, who has been in the vortex of controversy over recent land reclamation, has said about 77,000 Bighas land in the Dholpur area, they can cultivate at 35,000 40,000 ground pigves.
About 77,000 Bighas of agricultural land is believed to be lying not used until the migrants settled there about 50 years ago.
Under the new agricultural project in the land reclamation, around 500 ‘indigenous youth’ is preparing a flood-prone area for Rabbi cultivation.
“More than 25,000 bighas land here remain under water during the rainy season,” he said, explaining the challenges faced by young people in this landscape.
During the British government, Muslim farmers from Bengal Province are not divided into interested in these areas in the present Assam below where they use their expertise to grow burlap.
“Practical, 35,000 to 40,000 BIGHA is land planted in and around Dholpur, where we can run an agricultural project.
We have managed to have around 10,000 Bighas,” Saikia said.
The land will produce direct benefits at 5,000 pigle of land.
“It will fully utilize this winter with the support of the State Agriculture Department.
Apart from Mustard, potatoes, pulses, we will feed the large population of Assam with pumpkin, leafy and other vegetables,” Said said, adding that Dholpur will be a role model.
“Minister of Himanta Minister Buswa Sarma has roamed the three irrigation departments, social forestry and the strength to support the project,” said BJP leader.
In the state budget, Rs 9.6 Crores is intended for projects where Sootha MLA Padma Hazarika is chairman.
Responding to the opposition who criticized the project that moved poor farmers from the minority community, Saikia said the project would feed the population that was released from religion.
However, he said settlers would not be involved in agriculture.
“The families who were evicted were asked to move to 1,000 to 1,500 Bighas soil on the other side of the Brahmaputra River.
This project is purely for local customs,” Saikia said.