Minister N. Cheluvaraswamy and others releasing the poster of Krishi Mela in Mandya on Tuesday. Photograph Credit score: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Minister for Agriculture N. Cheluvarayaswamy stated on Tuesday that infrastructure improvement work of Mandya Agricultural College would begin in the end, and the Cupboard has already cleared ₹23 crore for the aim in opposition to ₹100 crore reserved by the federal government.
Talking to reporters in Mandya, the Minister stated such rapid monetary help on the inception of a varsity is uncommon. “Within the very first yr of the institution of the varsity, round ₹100 crore was reserved for infrastructure improvement out of which the Cupboard has given approval for ₹23 crore, stated Mr. Cheluvarayaswamy.
He identified that though approval for the Shivamogga Agricultural College was granted in 2008, the token advance was launched solely in 2013, whereas all formalities for the Mandya Agricultural College had been accomplished inside one yr.
He stated the college has acquired UGC recognition inside six months of its institution, and the credit score ought to go to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. “The Congress authorities’s main contribution to Mandya is the agricultural college within the district,” he stated.
The Minister, who launched posters for the Krishi Mela to be held within the district in December, stated that such festivals present advantages to farmers and provides them publicity to new applied sciences.
Apart from, farmers get to study new crop varieties along with varied schemes launched by the federal government, the Minister added.
The Krishi Mela will probably be held on the Mandya Agricultural College’s VC Farm and greater than 350 stalls showcasing developments within the farm sector will probably be arrange.
The occasion will probably be unfold throughout 60 acres of land and preparations have been made for dwell demonstrations of varied farm-related applied sciences.
The Minister stated about 400 to 500 dwell demonstrations, and the introduction of crop varieties would be the salient options of the Krishi Mela.
Mr. Cheluvarayaswamy stated efforts had been on in collaboration with the Worldwide Rice Analysis Institute (IRRI) in Philippines, to develop rice varieties with high-disease resistance, together with a range appropriate even for diabetic people.
“Earlier, growing a single crop selection would take greater than ten years, however the gestation interval now hardly two years, and it’s potential resulting from improvement in agricultural science and analysis in agricultural universities,” stated the Minister.
CD Gangadhar, Chairman, MySugar Manufacturing unit, Harini Kumar, Particular Officer, Agricultural College, and others had been current.
Printed – November 25, 2025 08:45 pm IST