Mon State gov’t to assist flood-hit farmlands
Mon State gov’t to assist flood-hit farmlands
Network Media Group,, 13 Aug 2018
URL: https://www.bnionline.net/en/news/mon-state-govt-assist-flood-hit-farmlands
The Mon state government will provide a bushel of paddy seeds per acre for the farmlands that have been affected by the flood in the Mon State.
Over 65,000 acres of monsoon paddy have been inundated in Kyaikhto, Bilin, Thaton, Paung, and Kyaikmaraw townships in the Mon State due to heavy rain in July and around 17,000 acres have been completely damaged, according to statistics from the Mon State Department of Agriculture.
“The state government has given Ks 100 million to the Department of Agriculture and instructed it to buy and collect paddy seeds quickly. There are plans to provide more assistance if it’s needed within the state. [We will provide] a bushel per acre,” said U Tun Htay, Mon State Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Transportation.
Around 2,000 acres of farmland were damaged by flooding in the state in June.
Over 65,000 acres of monsoon paddy have been inundated in Kyaikhto, Bilin, Thaton, Paung, and Kyaikmaraw townships in the Mon State due to heavy rain in July and around 17,000 acres have been completely damaged, according to statistics from the Mon State Department of Agriculture.
“The state government has given Ks 100 million to the Department of Agriculture and instructed it to buy and collect paddy seeds quickly. There are plans to provide more assistance if it’s needed within the state. [We will provide] a bushel per acre,” said U Tun Htay, Mon State Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Transportation.
Around 2,000 acres of farmland were damaged by flooding in the state in June.