Udupi: Bishop Gerald Lobo Inaugurates Programme of Converting Barren Land into Agricultural Fields

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Udupi, 18 Jun 2021: ‘Agriculture is the foundation of life and livelihood’, said Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo while speaking at the programme of converting barren land into agriculture organized by Kedarotthana Trust under which around 50 acres of barren land within the jurisdiction of Kallianpura Grama Panchayat  would be brought under  organic farming.

 

Bishop Gerald Lobo who  inaugurated the transplantation of paddy saplings in 20 acres of paddy fields near the house Kaverijidda Sadhu Poojary on Friday, 18 June 2021 further said that India being the predominantly covered by villages, agriculture is the chief occupation of the farmers. As such the task of converting fallow land into agricultural hub theough the trust of Raghupati Bhat, MLA from Udupi can be considered as a holy work. He further said that agriculture and people of Udupi have a close relation. If Shivamogga district has been considered as the ‘Rice granary of Karnataka’, the undivided districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi occupy the second place.

 

Speaking further, Bishop Gerald Lobo said that preparing the fallow land fit for paddy agriculture is a commendable job. Through this, Raghupati Bhat has ventured into bringing about a great revolution in the field of agriculture. During the hard times due to lockdown, this attempt would provide livelihood to those who have been unemployed. AS the paddy would be grown through organic farming, the rice produced out of it would be good for health. As around 1500 acres of land would be converted into paddy fields due to which for the next four months water would be stagnating in these fields  which in turn would raise the water level in nearby ponds and wells. Bishop Gerald Lobo appreciated the good work undertaken by Raghupati Bhat. He also said that the udupi Diocese has been encouraging the youth from different parishes to undertake agricultural activities with some positive results.

 

 

Padmanabha Kini, Administrative Trustee of Kallianpura Venkatramana temple, Fr. Leslie D’Souza-Parish Priest of Mount Rosary Church, Santekatte, Fr. Valerian Mendonca-Parish Priest of Milagres Cathedral, Kallianpura, Fr. Romeo Lewis, Jerry Vincent Dias-President of Udupi Builders Association, K. Raghupati Bhat-MLA of Udupi, Krioshna Devadiga-President of Kallianpura Grama Panchayat, Uday Poojary-Vice President, Murali kadekar-Chief Secretary of Kedarotthan Trust, Raghavendra Kini-Treasurer, Dinakar Babu-member, Sadhu Poojary-local farmer, present and former members of Kallianpura PanchayatShankar-representative of Agricultural and Horticultural University of Shivamogga and Zonal Agricultural and Horticultural Research Centre, Brahmavara, Yogitha-Panchayat Development Officer as well as members of local associations and farmers were present on this occasion.