Guardian minister Ashok Uike distributes fodder seeds to farmers for plantation
Chandrapur: To boost fodder production, the Chandrapur district administration has drawn up an extensive plan that utilises available land around 502 lakes across the district to produce 3.57 lakh metric tonnes of fodder through various govt schemes, benefiting 4,708 farmers and livestock rearers.
Under the plan, suitable land around the lakes will be brought under fodder cultivation through Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (VB-G RAM-G), with the participation of women’s self-help groups (SHGs). The initiative is also expected to generate rural employment while strengthening local fodder availability. In the plan’s first experimental phase, five lakes at Sakharwahi and Waigaon (Chandrapur), Awalgaon (Brahmapuri), and Ashti and Katwal Tukum (Bhadravati) have been selected. Multiple departments, including agriculture, animal husbandry, soil and water conservation and rural development, will jointly implement the initiative.