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Republic Day 26th January, 2019

Office of the District Information Office, Thoubal Government of THOUBAL TODAY Republic Day, 2019 Issue

Published by the Department of Information & Public Relations Govt.of Manipur in connection with Republic Day Celebration, 2019

Date : 26th January, 2019

No. of copies : 1500

N.B.: The views expressed in the articles are the personal opinion of the contributors and department concerned and are in no sense official nor is the District Information Office, Thoubal, responsible for them.

Edited by : Ngamlal Doungel, DIO(DIPR), Govt. of Manipur & Printed at : G.K. Printers, Uripok near Flyover Bridge, 03848-222662 (O) Haobam Rosita, IAS 222661 (R) 222663 (Fax) Deputy Commissioner/ e-mail:[email protected] District Magistrate H.Q. Thoubal-795138 , Manipur D.C. Office Complex Thoubal Athokpam, Manipur

MESSAGE

I am happy to learn that the Office of the District Information Officer, Thoubal is bringing out a special issue “Thoubal Today” on the occasion of 70th Republic Day Celebration-2019, highlighting significant activities and achievements made under various development programmes of the Government. The District Information Office plays a very important and vital role in bringing out various achievements made in the district by different Departments/ Offices thus, the role played by District Information Officer, Thoubal deserves special appreciation by the District Administration. I am sure that the publication of such a special issue of “Thoubal Today” on such National Function will be very useful for the general public and will definitely disseminate the desired information to the general public of Thoubal district. I extend my gratitude to all the DLOs who have contributed a lot for the advancement of the District. On this auspicious occasion, I would like to thank the District Level Officers for successful completion of “Go to Village” programme. I convey my greetings to the people of Thoubal district on this auspicious occasion of the Republic Day Celebration and wish the publication of “Thoubal Today” a grand success.

Dated : 22nd January, 2019 Place : Thoubal CONTENTS

Sl.No. Articles Pages 1. Learning Enhancement Card (LEC) 1 In Primary Classes of Manipur 2. Achievements And Activities of Public Works Department, Thoubal District 2018-19 3 3. Setting Up of District Disability Rehabilitation Centre 8 4. Activities and Achievements of District Handloom & Textiles, Thoubal 10 5. Achievements & Activities of DAPCU ( District Aids Prevention & Control Unit) 12 6. Functions and Activities of Zonal Education Office, Thoubal 16 7. Acheivement in SBM (G) 20 8. Activities and Acheivements of District Industries Centre, Thoubal 23 9. Agriculture in Manipur: Way Towards Self Sufficiency 25 10. Energy from Waste Biomass 30 11. Pictures in News 32 12. List of Governors of Manipur 37 13. List of Chief Ministers of Manipur 38 LEARNING ENHANCEMENT CARD (LEC) IN PRIMARY CLASSES OF MANIPUR Th. Kirankumar, IAS Director, Education (Schools) and SPD, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan Learning Enhancement Cards (LECs) out or loss inside the classroom due to are comprehensive resources providing individual differences. The play way inclusive and interesting experiences method used in these cards are unique to the children at the Primary level methods and can be customised as per to facilitate the process of engaging the child’s interest and requirement. every child intensively in activity based LECs are meant for all teachers teaching learning approach which teaching at the Primary Level to help address the all round development of them to think out of the box and use the the child. A total number of 100 cards, pointers given under the curriculum 20 cards each of class I - V are mapped links to other subjects which are unique to reach out to class wise, subject wise and special features of these cards. These Learning Outcomes developed by methods turn entire teaching learning NCERT. These cards are compiled in the into a fun element by involving play in it. form of a book; the first of its kind has Every child is given equal exposure and been introduced in Manipur for Grade I ample opportunities for learning and – V in 2018. The playway activities used participation. Along with knowledge, it in these cards uses multidisciplinary inculcates various other skills in a child areas compiled in a complete package and stimulates pleasure and satisfaction that enables overall development of the both to teachers and learning. Children child by developing in terms of feelings, enjoy and actively get involved in playing intellect and skills. It not only focuses which is very natural among children. on subjective development but the Implementing LEC goes by the emotional development of the child as principle that all learning should be done well. in the essence of play where learning is Teaching learning process using LEC a means of the subjective and emotional makes learning a joyful experience where development that is development in playing acts as the driving force as the terms of intellect, skills and feelings. One entire learning method revolves around of the most unique features of LEC is that activity based learning. It encourages the concept of Mathematics, Language expression and creative skills among and Environmental Science can be children and calls for the complete handled more effectively by employing participation of all the students present a single card. in the classroom where no child is left

Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 1 Training of Master Trainers

Learning Enhancement Card workshop include 17 Resource Persons of Training (Stages of Implementation) SSA, Manipur who are already engage in 300 Primary teachers have been the monitoring of trained teachers and 6 trained, with 50 teachers each in 6 DIET faculties of the state. Our Resource phases of training in different parts of Persons shared their field experience in the State by a team of Resource Persons the workshop. Based on their experience from Edfirst, New Delhi. Moreover the state will initiate the process of 61 Resource Persons of Sarva Shiksha textbook improvement. Abhiyan, Manipur and 10 DIET faculties Appreciation of Manipur are also trained to be Master Ministry of Human Resource Trainers of Learning Enhancement Card Development (MHRD) appreciated the to carry forward the Training to all the state initiative of the implementation Primary teachers of the State. of Learning Enhancement Card during Monitoring of the trained teachers the state appraisal for the year 2018- at the school level (21 schools) is in the 19. NCERT, NEUPA officials and process and the Resource Persons of representatives of all the North East State concern districts are utilized at the school appreciated the state initiative during to connect the Learning Enhancement their visit in Manipur for a workshop card with Learning Outcomes and the on SMC. The team visited Schools in Text Book. Thus, learning will be a joyful to check the LEC experience which will happens as a part implementation in few identified schools. of the classroom activities. The new initiative of the Department Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan State mission is aimed at improving the classroom Authority Manipur has organized a transactions in primary classes of 3 day workshop on “The linkage of Manipur■ Learning Outcome with the Textbook of primary classes’. The participants of the

2 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THOUBAL DISTRICT L. Ibomcha Singh Executive Engineer Thoubal Division, PWD, Manipur INTRODUCTION: Central funding category and State Thoubal District has 6(six) Assembly funding etc. With these limited resources, Constituencies namely , Thoubal, this department has been managing its Wangkhem, Khangabok, Heirok and development works in the District. The Wangjing Tentha. The Public Works frequent bandhs, blockades, general Department, Thoubal Division has been strikes, different forms of agitations serving this District since its upgradation and increasing insurgency problems to a full-fledged Division in the early considerably hampers the progress of part of 1987. Basically this Division the works. However, most of the works Office looks after the needs concerning can be completed within the stipulated road works, bridges and building works time with an untiring effort of the in the District. All the constructions and officials during day and night. With these repairing works of Roads, Bridges and accumulated disturbances, this Division Government Buildings are taken up by has been serving the District to the this Thoubal Division. This Division maximum possible extent during 2017- Office also takes up Petty & Emergency 18. Some of the outcomes of our untiring Nature of works such as Erection of Main efforts are being enumerated below: Pandals for the National Functions like A. ROAD & BRIDGE WORKS: Republic Day Celebration on the 26th January, Khongjom Day Celebration on 1. Improvement of road connecting the 23rd April and Independence Day Lilong ITI from the National Celebration on the 15th August of every Highway-2 year. For efficient functioning of this The Lilong ITI road is upgraded Office in reaching out its activities to from IVR to ODR standard. This road is general public, this Division is assisted very important for student community, by 3 (three) Sub-Division Offices namely adjoining villagers, Government Sub-Division No.I, Sub-Division No.II employees working in the ITI Complex and Sub-Division No.III respectively. and it passes through many important Now-a-days, the State Government villages of Lilong such as Lilong leans mainly on Central Funding for Tairenmakhong, Mairenkhun, Lilong improvement and maintenance of its Khunou, Mairenkhun Chingmang, development works due to paucity of Tenjeipung Maya, Awa ching Maya fund. Most of the development works where many Government infrastructures taken up by this Division are also of are established such as ITI complex,

Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 3 road in between Wangjing Khangabok road and Khangabok Moirangpalli Taba road, covers a length of 1.61 km, The road plays a vital role for an efficient connectivity of thickly populated villages like Sangaiyumpham, Loukhongpat, Khangabok and other nearby villages. However, due to the lack of maintenance for a long period, the road was adorned Agriculture Office, Veterinary with pot-holes, wheel track depressions Dispensary, CD Block Office building at various stretches disturbing the (now in Progress). The road starts from normalcy of traffic. In order to restore NH-2 at Tairenmakhong, is having a smooth traffic flow, the State Government length of 1.907 km upto the ITI complex where Government infrastructures have been developed. The road, then, will connect again to NH-2 at Tharaolok Usoipokpi in due course. Due to the lack of maintenance, this road could not perform its main activity as a road in terms of smooth functioning and enhance the characteristic of the road in delivering high riding quality. Considering the sentiment of this situation by the listed this work under One Time Special State Government, the work has been Assistance of Central Plan Scheme and sanctioned under RIDF funding vide accorded for an amount of Rs. 66.00 lakh sanction no. SPD (MNR)/485/RIDF- under 5054- R&B(P) vide Govt. Order XXI-Rural roads/9th ISC/2015-16 No.46/16/2017-W dt.31/01/2018 with dt.25/01/2016 for an allotment of fund Expenditure Sanction for Rs.33.00 Lakh Rs.335.00 lakh. At present, the road has each yearly during 2017-18 & 2018-19. been improved with provisions of earth The work has been completed in time work in widening, WBM, WMM, BM, and opens to traffic. Semi-Dense Carpeting, Pucca drain and Slab culvert etc. The work is completed 3. Impt of Samaram Chanambam on the 13th Dec. 2018 and now opens to Leirak to Mohan Singh Road traffic. The Samram Chanambam Leirak 2. Improvement of Sangaiyumpham to Mohan Singh road is an inter link of Loukhongpat Road Samaram road and Khongjom Chingtham Taba road. The road has covered a length Sangaiyumpham Loukhongpat of 1.50 km and connects the villages such road is an important IVR in Khangabok as Samram, Chanambam Leikai and other Assembly Constituency. It is an inter-link adjoining villages. The road surface has

4 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 to take up with provisions of Kutcha line drain, Ring culvert, Shingling, WBM and Semi Dence Carpeting in order to keep the road in running condition as well as to avoid from further deterioration of the road. The State Government feels the situation and accorded for an amount of Rs.100.00 Lakh under MH: 5054-R & B (P) during 2017-18 vide Govt. Order been considerably damaged due to wear No.52/70/2017-W dt.7/10/2017 under & tear of heavy vehicular traffic, lack Normal Plan. The improvement of this of maintenance due to paucity of fund. road enhances smooth traffic flow in The general public has been grieved addition to the improvement of the socio- due to the damaged condition of the economic conditions of the adjoining pavement in their communication and area. The work has been completed transportation. The State Government felt the situation and accorded for an amount of Rs.50.00 Lakh vide Govt. Order No.43/51/2017-W dated, the 6th Feb.2018 with E/S of Rs.25.00 Lakh each yearly during 2017-18 & 2018-19 under Normal Plan. Under this sanction, the road has been improved with provisions of sand gravelling, WBM-Grade-III, Premix Carpet Surfacing and Cross Drainage works. The work is completed within the stipulated time and now open within the stipulated time and now open to traffic. to public. 5. Improvement of Road Wangjing 4. Improvement of Khongjom to Bazar to Kairembikhok via Langathel Road Tekcham Leikai Khongjom to Langathel road is a very This road starts from NH-39 important IVR which starts from NH-2 (Wangjing Bazar) to Kairembikhok at Khongjom bazaar towards Langathel (Salungpham Lamkhai) having a village. Many heavy and light vehicles length of 2.50 km is a very important are plying on this road daily. The people ODR which connects many important of the surrounding villages face a lot of main roads and villages like Wangjing difficulties in their communication and Tekcham Leikai, Kairembikhok, Uyal, transportation due to many pot holes, Salungpham Ukhongsang and Heirok undulations and long depression etc. The etc. Many heavy and light vehicles are restoration works are highly necessary plying on this road daily. The portion from Wangjing Bazar to Tekcham Leikai

Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 5 to develop high yielding varieties of Rice with Technological Development suitable for the state, collection and preservation of germ plasma of rice and utilization of Genetic Stock for Crop improvement. It has been playing an important role in bringing about “Green Revolution” in the state since mid- sixties and also developing a number of new rice varieties and releasing them to the farmers of the state. The present building such as Office Buildings, Staff for a length of 1.27 km is very dangerous Quarters, Seed Godown, Store Room etc. to ply any vehicles due to develop of are in a dilapidated condition and they many pot holes and long depression. are far beyond repair. As a full-fledged The restoration works are highly needed Research Station, all the Officials and to take up with a provision of Shingling, Staffs should be busy to work so that WBM- III two layers and Semi – Dense they have to spend maximum time of Carpeting in order to keep the road in their services in the Research Station to good running condition as well as to achieve the maximum efficiency in the avoid further deterioration of the road. field of Research Work. In this situation, The State Government listed this work the Construction of Boundary Brick Wall under One Time Special Assistance Fencing, Laboratory cum Office Building, of Central Plan Scheme and accorded Conference Hall, Water Pumping for an amount of Rs.100.00 Lakh vide System, Green House, Culverts with Govt. order no.46/18/2017-W dated 5th Gates, Store Room, Threshing Ground, Feb.2018 with E/S Rs.50.00 during 2017- Garage, Settling Tank, Approach Road, 18. The improvement work of this road Seed Godown, Staff Quarters etc at is completed within the stipulated time RRS Wangbal are highly essential as an and open to traffic. infrastructure development to become B. BUILDING WORKS: a full-fledged Rice Research Station, Wangbal. Besides this, Construction of 1. Strengthening & Modernization Office Buildings of Research Sub-Stations of Rice Research Station, Wangbal at Thinungei, Kharungpat, Chandel, Manipur is an Agricultural state and Senapati, , and Rice is the most important crop of the Tamenglong are also highly required to state. The Rice Research Station (RRS) at expand the activities of RRS Wangbal in Wangbal in Thoubal District is the only all corners of the state. While knowing Rice Research Centre in Manipur under this discretion of requirement, the Department of Agriculture and has been Government of Manipur has accorded the established in 1962-63. It has benefit/ A/A & E/S for an amount of Rs. 2100.00 advantages of performing research lakhs Vide Order No. 25/50/2010-Agri.

6 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 Dt. 31/3/2015. As per this approval, the and now completed in all respects and division has taken up all the construction necessary documents for handing over & process of all the functional components taking over note has been submitted to mentioned above with untiring efforts the Department of Agriculture ■

Staff Quarter for Class I & II employees at RRS Wangbal

Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 7 SETTING UP OF DISTRICT DISABILITY REHABILITATION CENTRE A.Kameshwar Singh District Social Welfare Officer, Thoubal/ Introduction need of assistive devices, provision District Disability Rehabilitation / fitment and follow up / repair of Centre has been implemented in more assistive devices. than 100 (One Hundred) Centers in iv) Therapeutic services e.g. the identified districts all over the Physiotherapy, Occupation country. Ministry of Social Justice and Therapy, Speech Therapy. Empowerment, Government of has v) Facilitation of Disability certificate, taken up activities by introducing scheme UDID cards bus passes and other for implementation of Rights of Persons concessions and facilities for persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (SIPDA) to with disabilities. provide various rights and entitlements. vi) Referral and arrangements for These rights and entitlement include surgical correction through Govt. equality and non-discrimination, and charitable institutes. community life, protection against vii) Arrangement of loans for self- cruelty and inhuman treatment, access employment through Banks and to justice, legal capacity, etc. District other financial institutions including Disability Rehabilitation Centre is a joint State Channelizing Agencies (SCAs) venture comprehensive service to the of NHFDC. persons with Disabilities at the grass viii) Counseling of disabled, their parents root level as well as to facilitate creation and family members. of infrastructure and capacity building ix) Promotion of barrier free at the district level for awareness environment. generation, rehabilitation and training of rehabilitation professionals. x) To provide supportive and complementary services to promote Objectives of DDRC education vocational training and The broad objectives of the DDRCs employment for persons with are as follows – disabilities through. i) Survey and identification of persons xi) Providing orientation training to with Disability through camp teachers, community and families. approach. xii) Providing training to persons with ii) Awareness generation for disabilities for early motivation and encouraging and enhancing early stimulation for education, prevention of disabilities. vocational training and employment. iii) Early intervention, assessment of xiii) Identifying suitable vocations for

8 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 persons with disabilities, keeping in authorize the District Collectors to make view local resources and designing interim advances out of the local funds and providing vocational training placed at their disposal to tide over the and identifying suitable jobs, so difficulties caused by procedural delays as to make them economically in released in Central funds.DDRCs are independent presently funded under the Scheme for xiv) Provide referral services for existing implementation of Rights of Persons educational training, vocational with Disabilities. institutions. DDRC in Thoubal and Management Team (DMT) District District Disability Rehabilitation The District Red Cross Society, Thoubal Officer will be responsible for had been working as an implementing coordination, management and agency of District Disability Rehabilitation administration of DDRCs on a day Centre of Thoubal district. The District to day basis. Each DDRC may have Management Team (DMT), Kakching maximum of 12 staff members having chaired by Deputy Commissioner, specified qualification who are paid Kakching has been formed. The other fixed honorarium. The rehabilitation members are Block Development professionals should preferably be Officer, Kakching/Langmeidong; Chief registered with Rehabilitation Council of Medical Officer, Kakching; CDPO ICDS, India (RCI). Kakching; Medical Expert and District A suitable implementing agency Social Welfare Officer, Kakching being should be identified by District covenor of DMT. Management Team for running DDRC. A numbers of Persons with Disabilities The implementing agency should have been already registered with Office of preferably be the District Social Welfare Office through I) A red cross Society or various schemes related to PwDs. The formation and establishment of District II) Any such autonomous/ semi- Disability Rehabilitation Centres will autonomous bodies of State government provide physical rehabilitation, which or includes early detection and intervention, III) A reputed NGO with a good track counseling and medical rehabilitation record who should be capable of and assistance in procuring appropriate managing the DDRC right from its aids and appliances for reducing the effect inception. of disabilities; educational rehabilitation State Governments may authorize including vocational education; economic District Collectors in their capacity rehabilitation and social empowerment. as Chairperson of DMT, to make It is a genuine request to all the citizens modifications for effective functioning and families of PwDs to come out and of DDRCs, considering the ground take opportunity of such initiative and realities. State Governments may also efforts of Governments■ Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 9 ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF DISTRICT HANDLOOM & TEXTILES, THOUBAL Th. Sunila Devi Project Manager District Handloom &Textiles,Thoubal Different development schemes as visit on 28th December, 2018 at Lillong. well as welfare schemes are implemented GO TO VILLAGE by the District handloom & Textiles, Thoubal District for the weavers of the District under the aegis of the Directorate of Handloom & Textiles, Manipur and the guidelines of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. Following are some of the Handloom schemes implemented during 2018-2019 SOLAR LIGHT DISTRIBUSION Weavers in the State use carry on their weaving activities even in the late The Handlooms & Textiles, Thoubal evening when household chore are District participated in all the occasions of “ GO TO VILLAGE “ programmes carried out in Thoubal District and more than 1000 weavers card and 250 yarn pass books were issued to the weavers. National Handloom Day National Handloom Day is celebrated all over India on the 7th of August every year. District Handloom & Textiles Office finished in order that their daily earning may be increased. Regular supply is of much help in such cases. So, Solar Light is distributed to selected weavers and groups of weavers to back up when power supply is interupted. The Hon’ble of Manipur distributed 8 (Eight) Solar Light to the weavers of two group workshed beneficiaries for Lilong Haoreibi Handloom Cluster under NERTPS (North Eastern Region Textile Thoubal also observed 4th National Promotion Scheme) during his august Handloom Day at Athokpam Mayai 10 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 Leikai and Langmeithet on 7th August, Development Projects under NERTPS 2018. (North Eastern Region Textile Promotion Scheme) for Thoubal District. Under the MANITEX ( THE MANIPUR Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India. Each INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE EXPO) Cluster covers around 200 to 350 weavers and provided 11 loom and 21 accessories to the identified weavers of every Cluster Handloom & Handicraft Delivery Scheme At present there is one Depot Operating Agency at Thoubal Ningthou and proposal for setting up of another 5(five) Nos. of DOAs is under process. So far there are about 1400 weavers So as to introduce the MANITEX( registered under this scheme. The main Manipur International Textiles Expo), a objective being “Save Time Save Money”. Cycle Rally was organised from Kakching Weavers Photo Identity Card holders can Bazar to Nilakuthi and to avail the facility of buying raw materials Nilakuthi. A considerable number at a discount of 20% from Manipur weavers in Thoubal District participated Handloom & Handicraft Corporation at the event. or any Yarn Depot Operating Agency. Another 10% discount given to Yarn NATIONAL HANDLOOM HUT PassBook holders. Finished goods/ One Handloom Hut was constructed products of the weavers/craftsmen will at MNRC & Unity Park Khangabok for be bought back under this scheme to ease attraction of visitors and promote the selling/marketing of products. Handloom products. Issue of Weavers Identiy Card FASHION SHOW Handloom Schemes have to be applied Six number of Designers engaged by those who possess Photo Identity in the Handloom Cluster projects Card issued by the District Handloom under NERTPS participated in & Textiles Office. So far this Office had fashion show to introduce dresses of issued Weaver ID Card to about 15,000 Manipur Muslim they designed, in the Nos. weavers in the District■ auspicious event of MANITEX 2018 at Lamboikhongnangkhong. HANDLOOM CLUSTER UNDER NERTPS The Govt. of Manipur sanctioned 28 number of Handloom Cluster

Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 11 ACHIEVEMENTS & ACTIVITIES OF DAPCU ( DISTRICT AIDS PREVENTION & CONTROL UNIT) Th. Openkumar Singh DPM, DAPCU, Thoubal

As a major structural reform, the management of HIV prevention and control programme was decentralised to district level during the third phase (2007-12) of National AIDS Control Programme-III in the years 2008-09. Using the HIV Sentinel Surveillance data (2004- 2006), all the districts in the country were divided into four categories (Category A, B, C and D) based on the disease burden. As per this, there were 156 Category A DC/Chairperson, DAPCC, and 39 Category B districts (total 195 Flag off Mass Rally districts) across the country (22 states) with a cross cutting management structure that coordinates with all the HIV facilities in the district. The DAPCU is headed by a public health officer of the rank of Deputy Chief Medical & Health Officer known as District AIDS Control Officer. S/he is supported by a team of five people hired on a contractual basis. The major responsibility of DAPCU is facilitation, monitoring and coordination of NACP activities at the district and sub- district level by integrating it with that required priority attention. National the health system to the extent possible AIDS Control organization (NACO) for better synergy and optimal results. established DAPCUs in 188 of the 195 districts to provide programmatic The key functions of DAPCUS are: oversight through decentralized DAPCUs, through active engagement facilitation, monitoring and coordination of the district administration mobilise of HIV/AIDS programme activities in response from allied line departments the district. and private sector in mainstreaming the programme. DAPCU structure and roles: Initiates evidence based district- DAPCU is the eye and ears of NACO specific initiatives by leveraging local and State AIDS Control Societies (SACS) resources. 12 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 Facilitates in linking vulnerable community i.e. on 5th June, 1981,HIV population with various social was detected from among a cluster entitlement and welfare schemes under of gay men(Homosexual) in the city of the mechanism of DAPCU led single Los Angeles, USA and later on it has window approach. spread to all over the continents of the DAPCUs mentors facility staff world. Now, there is no any country in efficient delivery of services, which is free from HIV/AIDS. Today, it conducts impact monitoring through has spread from the High risk to the Low regular supervisory visits to HIV risk population i.e. from IDU,FSW,MSM facilities, monthly review meetings to General population and from urban to and management and use of multiple rural areas. databases (SIMS/MCTS/PCTS). In India, the first HIV positive case Based on these regular monitoring was reported from among the cluster mechanisms, DAPCUs coordinate among of commercial sex workers in Madras NACP as well as NHM facilities and (now Chennai) on May 1986 by Dr. functionaries in strengthening referrals Sunity Solomon from among a cluster of and linkages. commercial sex workers. Now, no state or is free from HIV/ AIDS. Apart from these, DAPCUs address In Manipur, The first HIV detection supply chain management issues was done in 1990 which the sample was through inter and intra-district transfers collected in the month of October 1989 and liquidation of advance. from among the IDU population that Other activities entrusted by SACS means HIV virus has reached in the state such as setting up of FICTCs in both of Manipur through HRGs i.e. IDUs. Government and PPP mode, facilitating Although the epidemic is more than Migrant Health Camps, Mid-media 30 years old, there is no such curable campaigns under IEC program, drugs or vaccine for the successful preparation of district epidemiological treatment. So, the only vaccine available profile are also part of their functions today against HIV/AIDS is education UNAIDS estimates that more than about HIV/AIDS, Education about the 9.4 million people living with HIV still Preventive methods/measures . More do not know their status. HIV/AIDS than 95% of all HIV infected people are is a long painful disease that develops now living in the developing countries after a long period of time or decade or including India and other neighbouring some time very soon depends on the countries. Hence ,we need to know ABC man’s immune-deficiency. AIDS is the of HIV/AIDS as an important preventive condition caused by HIV virus. HIV is measures. the name of a Virus which stands for As per data source is concerned India Human Immunodeficiency Virus and has 0.29% ANC prevalence & Manipur AIDS stands for Acquired Immune has -0.61% and for Thoubal District it is Deficiency Syndrome. 0.50%.(ANC) 2016-17. It was the first case in the human Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 13 Main roots for HIV transmission FICTCs are at PHC Leisangthem, are :- PHC Khongjom, PHC Hiyanglam, • Unprotected sexual intercourse with PHC , PHC HIV infected person. Laipham and District mobile medical unit Thoubal. • Sharing of HIV Infected Injecting needles and Syringes. • One(1) ART Centre at District Hospital Thoubal and one(1) Link ART Centre • Transfusion of HIV infected Blood. at CHC • From infected HIV pregnant mother • Eight (7)Targeted Intervention NGOs to child. (TINGOs):- IDUs project =6 and FSW project =1. • One(1) DSRC/STI Clinic at District Hospital Thoubal • One(1) Blood bank at District Hospital Thoubal • Four(4)OST Centres,:- District Hospital Thoubal, PHC Lilong, CHC Kakching, and CHC Sugnu PPTCT Centre District Hospital, Thoubal • One(1) Care and Support Centre (CSC) run by DLN+/Vihaan Project.

ART Centre, District Hospital ICTC District Hospital, Thoubal Facilities working under District AIDS prevention & control Unit,(DAPCU) Thoubal District • Total Number of HIV testing centres in Thoubal& Kakching District :- 14 (7- SA ICTCs,& 7-FICTCs) District hospital, PHC Lilong, CHC Yairipok, CHC Heirok, CHC Kakching and CHC Sugnu. OST Centre District Hospital, Thoubal 14 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 Table showing HIV tested and positive in Thoubal District since 2010- Oct. 2018

April 10- April 11- April 12- April 13- April 14- April 15- April 16- April 17- April 18- Total Year March March March March March March March March Oct. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 Tested 9,905 11,969 16,387 18,740 16,751 16,770 15787 17,295 10,140 1,33,744 Positive 136 119 79 76 73 55 47 43 21 649

Manipur ANC Prevalence Districts:- CDL=1.75, Tbl=0.50, UKL=1.38, = 1,280 (Pre-ART registration) CCPUR=0.75, TML=0.5, IE=0.25, IW=0.17, BNP=1.3, SPT=0 = 786 (PLHIV Live on ART) Total no of HIV Positive clients registered = 153 ( Total death case- out of this 6 are at ART centre, District Hospital Thoubal. Children) (From August 2004 to Oct. 2018) =44 ( LFU Case)■

Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 15 FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF ZONAL EDUCATION OFFICE, THOUBAL Arambam Anilkumar ZEO, Zone-III/DPO, SSA, Thoubal Zonal Education Officer supervises the (c) Free text book : Government, Aided and Private Schools Govt. school children are provided besides SSA and RMSA in the District. to free text books. bring an overall improvement of the school education in the district , which remains the main activity of the ZEO. There are many sections under Zonal Education Office performing different tasks/activities. Some of the achievements taken up by ZEO, Zone-III Thoubal in the year 2018 are: (a) Teaching of out of school children (OSC):- (d) Free shoes: In this programme, SSA provides Shoes Fund drive campaign was private teaching of children by opening organised by the Directorate of Education Residential Special Training Centre at (S), Government of Manipur through Kshetrileikai High School (Aided) for Zonal level and distributed Shoes to those who are never enrolled and drop students of Primary level and Upper outs so as to reach the age appropriate Primary level. classes of their friends reading without (e) Teacher training : break. Refresher type of teachers training (b) Free Uniform : under Shaala Shiddhi programme was Government and Aided School conducted and 750 teachers were given children are provided free uniform every training under various aegis. year. (f) Community mobilization training : SSA provides training about the roles and responsibilities of the School Management Committee (SMC) to enable development of the school and 100% enrolment of the school children. (g) Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Scheme: Mid-Day Meal is a national wide

16 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 already launched this programme in 5 (five) schools located in Thoubal District, namely :

flagship programme that provides cooked meal at mid-time to the Primary and Upper Primary students of Government and Government Aided 1. Athokpam Jr. High School Schools. Allocated quantity of food 2. Thoubal Leitanthem Kanhai Jr. High grains and cooking cost of a district is School released by the Directorate of Education 3. Heirok Kano Leikai Upper Primary (S), Government of Manipur to the School Zonal level through concerned Deputy 4. Heirok Khunou Upper Primary Commissioner (DC). Allocation of food School and grain is 100 grams per child per day for 5. Heirok Part II Primary School Primary level whereas the quantity of food grain is 150 grams per child per 6. Other schools are also following this day for Upper Primary level.Under this intervention. scheme 7944 students in Primary level (i) INCLUSIVE EDUCATION (IED): and 3731 in Upper Primay level students Inclusive Education or education were provided MDM at school. 61 kitchen of Children with Disabilities (CWD) is Shed were constructed. (h) BALA (Building as Learning Aid): Here we may mention one of the schemes launched by HRD is BaLA

a very important component of SSA. The RTE Act 2009 has the provision to include children with disabilities within (Building as Learning Aid).The Zonal the category of “Children With Special Education Office, Zone-III, Thoubal had Needs (CWSN)” through house hold surveys, assessment camps etc.

Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 17 ACTIVITIES: 1. Identification drives for Children With Special Needs (CWSN). 2. Surgical Correction of CWSN (After Identification). 3. Medical assessment camps. 4. Distribution of aids and appliances for CWSN. Saturdays of every month, social services are conducting in all schools. (k) Construction of new Schools/ room extension

5. Provision of Escort Allowance for CWSN 6. Provision of Transport Allowance for CWSN 7. Observation of “World Disabled In order to provide adequate Day” classrooms to students 11 schools were 8. Preparation of Individualized targeted for construction of extension Educational Plan (IEP) rooms. 5 schools are almost completed 9. Teachers Training. and can be used in the upcoming session. 10. Parental awareness. 6 schools are in progress. 11. Home Based Education. Etc. (l) Opening of Residential School, (j) SOCIAL SERVICE / Lilong CLEANLINESS : One Residential school has been The Zonal Education Office, Zone- III, Thoubal have already initiated the Social Service activities in all schools as a part of education to improve the quality of learners and to set up a clean environment specially free from plastic waste with clean toilets in every school. In this regard on every first and last

18 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 opened at Lilong with the aim of Seminar was held on 31st August 2018 at providing free and compulsary education Khangabok Higher Secondary School on to economically disadvantaged groups the topic “Industrial Revolution(IR) 4.0: (BPL, minority, orphan, OSC, OBC) ,with Are we prepared?”. 24 students from 12 the capcity of 50 (fifty) boys and 50(fifty) different School under Thoubal district girls. participated the seminar. (m) Opening of KGBV(Kashturba A three day Science Exhibition Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya), under the theme “Scientific Solution for Challenges in Life” was also held from Ukhongsang 4th to 6th November, 2018. KGBV was opened at Ukhongsang for girl students in the upper Primary (p) SAS(State Achievement Survey) Section (class VI to VIII) as per norm of State Achievement Survey was MHRD for economically disadvantaged conducted in two categories groups (BPL, minority, orphan, OSC, (i) class I to V and OBC) ,with a capacity of 100 girl students. (ii) class VI to VIII . (n) Remedial Coaching (q) GO TO VILLAGE: Remidial Coaching for class X Under GO TO VILLAGE mission by and class XII Sc. In Government and the State Government our Zonal office Government aided Schools was started conducted spot painting competitions from 2nd November 2018 with the aim of the students under the theme “MY to improve the academic performance SCHOOL MY VILLAGE” in various and to provide academic facilities for the villages. Identification of Out of School weak students. The classas have been Children (OSC) was conducted in the undergoing at 11 different centres for village to provide education under SSA class X and 4 centres were opened for and Lairik Tamhallashi programme class XII. launched by the Government■ (o) District/ Zonal level Students Science Seminar and Exhibition District/Zonal level student Science

Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 19 ACHEIVEMENT IN SBM (G)

Thoubal PHE Division, PHED, Manipur A recent initiative launched in India reporting to ensure that toilets are being in 2014 to improve the situation of built properly and people continue to sanitation is the Swachh Bharat Abiyan use toilet even after the open defecation (Clean India Mission). The Mission aims free (ODF) targets are achieved. To to make India free from open defecation make this happen, the central ministry is and achieve 100 percent scientific supporting state government by way of management of solid waste by 2nd providing financial incentives for solid/ October 2019. liquid waste management (SLWM), toilet Work is underway on construction construction, information education of household, community and public and communication (IEC), technical toilet to achieve the open defecation assistance and capacity building. free society all over India. Behavioural Behaviour change is the primary focus changes in the society about the healthy for achievement of ODF outcomes. sanitation practices are needed to achieve The Ministry is doing it by its the mission goal. Hence emphasis is laid focused Information, Education and on conduct of awareness generation Communication (IEC) programme. The programs and citizen engagement in the such programmes that launched are as reform process. follows: The key element of Swachh Bharat 1. Swachhata Pakhwada Abhiyan particularly in the context of It is started in April 2016 with the rural areas is a shift from open defecation objective of bringing a fortnight of (OD) to use of toilet by triggering intense focus on the issues and practices behavioural change at community of Swachhata by engaging Central level. It envisaged that this will enable Ministries and Departments in their communities to talk about OD and usages jurisdiction. of toilets. Importance is laid on doing multiple levels of verification and media 2. Swachh Shakti It was organised on March 8th 2017, International Women’s Day at Mahatma Mandir, Ghandhinagar. The Prime Minster addresses the gathering on this occasion. 3. Freedom from Open Defecation (FOD) week. IEC activities like door to door IEC, Swachhata Raths, rallies, marathons, 20 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 felicitation of champions, quiz, paintings Biren Singh. And our district, Thoubal competitions for awareness generations has attained the ODF status on 19th and mass mobilizations of communities September 2018. The total number of across the rural areas was carried out for household with and without toilet triggering behaviour change. according to 2012 baseline survey is As report by the ministry of Drinking 42,302. Among this total number of household our Thoubal PHE division, PHED, Manipur has constructed 20,172 toilets uptill now with the help of Village Water and Sanitation Committee. The committee too have played a key role in attaining the ODF status of our district to our division. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) survey report states that the incidence of diarrhoea was significantly less in ODF village compare to non ODF village. And measures of under-nutrition Water and Sanitation, since the launch were also significantly better in the ODF of SBM on 2nd October 2014 the number village. These differences between ODF of people in rural India practicing open and non ODF villages are all statistically defecation has come down from 550 significant. There are also significant million to 320 million and target is to financial gains from SBM. A survey make India open defecation free by of over 10,000 households last year, 2nd October 2019. Our state Manipur sponsored by UNICEF, estimated that, has declared ODF on 2nd October 2018 on average, an ODF village household by our Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri N. could be gaining as much as Rs. 50,000 per

Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 21 year from saving in medical expenditure 4. Uses of public pond by people are the because of lower incidence of illness and main cause of water borne diseases less income loss due to fewer days of due to its poor qualities. unpaid sick leave, a very significant gain, 5. Care has to be made to the children especially for poor households. for proper use of toilets by parents/ The special attention has to be paid by guardians. our district to sustain the status of open 6. Proper facilities for disposal of excreta defecation free. For this the following should be created. People begin to concerns are to be maintained. use toilets but the faecal material 1. Many persons would tend to return to goes untreated which harms the the old practice of open defecation. So environment. spot-checking, monitoring is required 7. Proper use of water inside and outside for at least one year after ODF status toilet■ is achieved. 2. The condition of sanitation is required to be checked by our motivating volunteers and giving them incentives is needed. 3. A trained workforce is required to trigger communities for behavioural change. This involved talking the community through a participatory process of self-analysis where people are informed about the ill effects of inadequate sanitation – how it can adversely affects human life if proper facilities are not used.

22 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 ACTIVITIES AND ACHEIVEMENTS OF DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE, THOUBAL K. Rohenkumar Singh General Manager District Industries Centre, Thoubal The District Industries Centre, 1. Prime Minister’s Employment Thoubal was set up on 2nd October 1983. Generation Programme (PMEGP) : The main objective of District Industries The Prime Minister’s Employment Centre, Thoubal is to deal with all Generation Programme (PMEGP) is a infrastructure development of Micro, National Flagship programme under Small and Medium Enterprises in the the Ministry of MSME to provide self- District and generate self-employment employment avenues to educated to the educated unemployed youths by unemployed youths of rural and urban way of imparting skill-development and areas of Thoubal District. entrepreneurship development training. In the year 2018-19, DIC, Thoubal The aim and objective of the District has forwarded 176 project proposals to Industries Centre is to provide assistance different bank branches in the District and support youth entrepreneurs from for loan sanction and this will generate the pre-investment up to post-investment direct or indirect employment to 2000 period including the identification of persons in the District. suitable project, preparation of techno- 2. Livelihood Business Incubator : economic feasibility report, training and awareness campaign, arrangement of DIC, Thoubal has set up one ‘Livelihood supply of Machinery and Equipment, Business Incubator’ at ACTC Complex in credit facilities and marketing support the District under the ASPIRE Scheme etc. of the Ministry of MSME, Government of India. At present machinery items Achievements of District Industries like- Lemon Grass Distillation Plant, Centre, Thoubal for the year 2018-19 Ginger and Turmeric Drying Machines, are summarized as follows: Honey Processing Machines, Stevia

Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 23 Drying Machines, Spawn Producing Estate have started production of Food Machines and well equipped Laboratory Processing items like pasteurized milk have been installed. In LBI, farmers/ and other value added products■ prospective entrepreneurs are given skill- development training (both theory and practical) using these machines until they are fully incubated for self sustenance. This year LBI, Thoubal has imparted skill-development training to 155 persons in the field of Spawn Production, Mushroom Processing, Ginger and Turmeric Processing, King Chilly Drying etc. 3. Kuraopokpi Industrial Estate: One Industrial Estate has been set up at Kuraopokpi for providing work-sheds and all basic infrastructural requirements to the entrepreneurs. The Industrial Estate is jointly financed by the Ministry of MSME and NEC. At present 27 work sheds have been constructed and the same have been allotted to prospective entrepreneurs. There is still scope for further expansion of the Estate in near future. Some of the entrepreneurs in the

24 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 AGRICULTURE IN MANIPUR: WAY TOWARDS SELF SUFFICIENCY Dr. Jamkhogin Lhungdim Sr. Assistant Professor Department of Agronomy College of Agriculture, CAU, Imphal Introduction With the increase of the population, the Though Manipur is a land of fertile requirement or demand of all crops has soils and rich habitat of flora and fauna, been increased tremendously. However still it is a land of poverty in the midst of the production of the crops has been plenty with widespread poverty, low per decreased leading to imports of grains capita income, high unemployment and from outside the state involving huge low agricultural productivity leading to transport cost and high prices of food food-insecurity. Agriculture is the main grains. Hence, there has been great occupation that contributes a major requirement of adaptation of the high share to the total state domestic product yielding varieties of seed over the and provides employment to about 22.13 traditional seeds. The adoption of high- percent (according to 2011 census) of yielding varieties (HYV) of different the total workers in Manipur. Out of the crops except paddy has been very slow total geographical area of the state, only in Manipur, especially in the hill districts. 7.41% is used for cultivation. Of this total Technological intervention cultivated area, 52% is confined to the For a state like Manipur, technological valley and the rest in the hills. Therefore, intervention in mandatory for self- half of the total valley area, which sufficiency in crop grains. The following accommodates about 67% of the total technological intervention needs to be population, is occupied for agriculture adopted for such status of self-sufficiency: purposes. Thus, the pressure on land in the valley is quite conspicuous. The Use of High Yielding Variety (HYV): agriculture practices in the state can be Use of HYV for all crops by replacing broadly categorized into two distinct the age-old tradional varieties would be types, viz., settled farming practiced in the first step towards achieving better the plains, valleys, foothills, terraced production and productivity. Use of slopes, etc. and shifting cultivation short duration high yielding varieties and (Jhum) practiced in the hill slopes. The hybrids adaptable to the agro-climatic shifting cultivation leads to possible condition of the state is mandatory for forest degradation in the foot hills and enhanced crop production. Switch-over pose a big threat to the environment. from old/outdated crop varieties to Rice cultivation is mainly done during better and improved varieties of crops kharif season while mustard and pea have to be inititated. are dominating crops in rabi season.

Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 25 Extension of irrigation facilities: in the State. Harnessing agricultural Water is the most crucial input potential would generate surplus to during dry season (rabi season). Lack of support the secondary sector, create irrigation facilities resulted in the mass demand for goods in the rural areas land fallow in Manipur. Formulating a and increase disposable income that state specific land and water use policy could enhance purchasing power of and adopting agro-climatic Zonal the people. Agricultural development planning for agriculture sector would strategy has to be evolved depending on help farmers grow diverse crop species. resources, conditions and people’s needs Setting up community ponds, installing and priorities. Advance planning to face ring/bore wells to extract water during eventualities of climate change is the lean periods for irrigating rabi crops, need of the hour. provision of water pumping sets etc at Collaboration with private parties: strategic points would be a way towards Participatory approach with private bumper crop production. sectors can provide additional resources Tie up with Institutions: and create necessary environment Research organizations and institutes to generate crop production, job like ICAR, CAU and line department have opportunities, better utilization of to jointly work for the welfare of farmers to resources and enhance credit flow facilitate quality seed production of HYV impacting directly on farm sector and their multiplication and distribution development. With appropriately involving SHGs and establishing defined targets, clear outcomes, strategies warehouse, centers for certified seeds, and coordinated planning, Manipur fertilizer, pesticides, farm- equipment can become increasingly self-reliant depending on scale of operation, in in food output. Effective computer- co-ordination with seed agencies and based monitoring and management state Government. Collaborative efforts information system can facilitate timely have to be exerted by these institutes/ implementation of programs with research centres and state Agriculture/ improved quality and service delivery horticulture departments along with that can avoid cost and time overruns farmers’ club/NGOs to launch contract and crop yield envisioned results. farming. Productive land use system: Formulating proper strategic plan: The land use pattern in the plains and Proper planning for aberrant hills being different, significant resources weather situation in the state and need to be allocated for research and strategic planning and implementation designing separate strategies to improve is necessary to develop agriculture by farm productivity to match requirements integrating research, extension and of hills and plains. The land productivity education duly supported by a time as compared to its potential is low bound reforms in land tenure system except for few pockets in Manipur. 26 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 Land productivity and farm output by establishing branches at strategic can significantly be enhanced through locations and through technology initiating proper land use system. applications. In a time bound program, they can provide Kisan Credit Cards to Utilization of extension services: all farmers and where necessary link with Improving and expanding insurance companies to facilitate farmers agricultural extension service network access insurance products. They can significantly to demonstrate and transfer design simple borrower-friendly lending among farmers proven yield-maximizing policy, procedure, documentation technology developed by ICAR/CAU and customized and flexible financial can bring enhanced production and products that match needs of farmers productivity. Establishing institutions in the state. State Governments should for capacity building of farmers to adopt create environment that can improve technology and centers at strategic credit absorption capacity of farmers, locations to supply reasonably priced accelerate flow of credit and loan recovery quality seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and simultaneously. Banks, Government farm equipment needs priority. The and print/electronic media can launch KVK should act as a change agent to massive campaign to create awareness transfer technology, extension services, among farmers to avail financial services market- information, impart skill and for better foodgrain production in the management up-gradation training and state. agent for social mobilization. Extension workers should transfer technologies on Soil health cards: improved varieties, skill development Farmers of the state should be issued and propagate the technical knowhow to Soil health cards after assessing/testing the farmers. the soils of every nook and corner of the state. Neutralizing soil acidity through Credit and investments: soil testing and judicious application Like other states, Manipur farmers of lime and cultural practices, proper need to have easy access to credits, fertilizer application based on soil test subsidies, crop/farm loans from values would help farmers achieve banking and other financial institutions. good production and productivity. Soil Enhancing public investment and test-based crop cultivation needs to be institutional credit to enable farmers to adopted for a better crop performance access technology to achieve and continue and higher production. the expected growth of agriculture, horticulture, agro-processing and Improving jhum cultivation: irrigation. Since banks have a significant Concerted efforts need to be addressed role as a catalyst to accelerate the process on the social and human aspects of the of agricultural development in Manipur, problem of jhuming and offer alternatives they should be pro-active and make acceptable to the farmers in consultation financial services available to farmers with the local farming communities. The

Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 27 concept of one year cultivation on jhum Crop diversification: fields and abandoning for new fields Manipur farmers are skillful enough every year have to be changed to have to practice crop diversification and a wider jhum cycle. Continuous three to integrated farming system by growing four years same spot cultivation have to multiple crops as well as livestock, fishery, adopted soil fertility management and piggery, etc. High-value crops like fruits replenishing the soil with additional and vegetables, oilseeds, spices and nuts plant nutrients. This would offer a wider are also widely grown in the region. The period between two field shifts thereby growth in productivity of major staple reducing the environmental degradation, crop, rice, has been slower than that of destruction of precious flora and fauna. population, which may lead to food Crop insurance: insecurity in the region. This imbalance in food-security remains unabated due Manipur is such a state where frequent to slow growth in production as well drought and flood occur due to erratic as productivity of major foodgrains. rainfall. The risks posed due to cropping Introduction of non-traditional and uncertainties prevailing in the state have multi crop species, double and multiple to be wiped out through proper crop cropping system with improved insurance from the government. Damage irrigation facilities would help the state and loss caused due to these natural to prosper in grain production. calamities have to be compensated by the government. At times of epidemics, Promoting Organic farming: the government should stand behind Organic farming has a big scope for the farming communities. For this, the farmers of Manipur. The strategy additional funds may be earmarked as a for the hilly terrains of Manipur is to helping hand to the aggrieved farmers of promote organic production of rice, the state. maize, vegetable and pulses and high- Training: value crops along with livestock, poultry birds coupled with piggery and Need-based launching of program for sericulture. As the climate is favourable farmers’ literacy, training and motivation to horticultural crops, effort should that helps capacity building and creation be made to improve their cultivation, of human resource management hub specifically the off-season vegetables. in the state would create awareness The low chemical-inputs use in the hills to the farming communities of the of Manipur should be converted into an state. Imparting training on latest opportunity by promoting the ‘organic technologies in agriculture to the products’ particularly Black/purple farmers and encouraging them to grow aromatic rice for which demand is fast non-traditional crops in the state would rising in the national and international make the state at par with agriculturally markets has ample scope in the economy developed states of the country. of Manipur farmers.

28 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 Marketing: be solved by housing the cattles in the Farmers practice organic farming open fields. Fodder crop production particularly in the hills and organic would automatically solve open grazing products fetch high market price, of animals (cattle) due to which rabi potentials of which can be exploited crop production is illogical. Installation by improving grower’s technical skill, of water sources (ring/bore wells) at formulating action plan linking with strategic location to utilize underground input delivery and marketing services. water during rabi/dry season for Sub-centres of North Eastern Regional irrigation purposes is the ultimate Agriculture Marketing Corporation option for pulse, oilseeds, vegetable crop needs to be established and strengthened production. Unless these crucial and financially, organizationally and alarming problems are solved, the state professionally in consultation with would reel under acute shortage of other the National Institute of Agricultural foodgrains barring rice. Farmers have Marketing that can facilitate processing, to be motivated and supported for self- marketing and establishing a network of sufficiency in foodgrains in the state■ common facility centers in each district Hq. in the state of Manipur. Conclusion Manipur needs to have proper agricultural policy wherein, fallow lands after rice harvest have to be utilized by cultivating rabi crops. For this, problems of cattle menace has to

Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 29 ENERGY FROM WASTE BIOMASS Albert Zamkholal Milheim Co-ordinator, ZICORD-UNDP Project, Manipur Briquetting is a simple, applicable compared to traditional cooking. and reliable technology for production The technology can help a household to of domestic fuel from biomass waste of save good amount of wood fuel, carbon agriculture, forest weeds and municipals. emissions and electricity. Therefore it has The renewable surplus of waste biomass wider area of applications for domestic, in the state from agriculture and forestry is commercial and micro-industries as 114.4 and 834.2 kt/yr with the potentials the market potential in the NE-states to generate 14.3 and 116.8 Mwe per is high. The technology is replicable year. Briquettes are commonly used as for development initiative projects of alternative fuel to high density firewood. forestry, livelihood activities, rural These are produced by densification industry, Ujwala scheme, etc of charcoal paste with mud as binding 2. ZICORD a local NGO under UNDP- agents in a specially made shudder dies. GEF is a manufacturer of small machine The compacted Beehive blocks are then and tools for production of briquette given heat dry. Then it can be used for and cookstoves. The product designs cooking and room heating. Medicinal are made for customers’ choice. The heat fuel including room refreshing and efficiency of the briquette is 3,026 Kcal insect repellent fuels can be prepared while the stoves per cooking saves 48 – by mixing Ajush leaves of lemon grass, 50% of fire-woods. This allows food to mugwart, Khoijuman, etc. cook faster, save times. A family using The beehive block briquettes can briquette produced can reduce indoor be burnt in different designs of cook- air pollution at 40 kgs per cooking. stove and room heaters. The briquette is placed on the grate of the stove and 3. RAW MATERIALS REQUIRED ignited by putting a fire below by dried FOR PRODUCTION: woodchips. Once the briquette catches (i) Charcoal: fire at the base, fire spreads uniformly Charcoal is carbonaceous material and propagates upward. A briquette produced by pyrolysis of woody biomass. weighing one kilogram has efficiency to It can be prepared by partial burning of burn for 2.50 to 3.00 hours. Mud used as biomass wastes or residues like wood, the binding agents is helpful for steady saw mill wastes, forest biomass namely, burning of the briquette. It has high leaves, twigs, weeds and agricultural heating capacity. Emission of harmful residues like maize stalk, pigeon pea smokes is very low as compared to wood stalk, etc. and woody biomass. The improved (ii) Binding agent: cookstoves specially designed for the briquettes are showing better efficiency Mud paste is used as the binding agent to save energy and cooking times as of charcoal powder which is available 30 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 everywhere. While using mud one has to to form a beehive block of briquette. be sure that there is no big size clod or no 5) Drying of briquettes – stone in it. Sun dry the briquettes for 10 to 15 4. MACHINE AND TOOLS: days. Then it is ready for use as fuel. (i) Pyrolysis drum: 6. Pictorial steps for production It is a simple metallic drum in which and uses : shredded biomass is burnt to make charcoal. A 50 – 100 Kgs pyrolysis drum Step 1: Biomass grinding can be used as charring drum after putting a gas sealing lid and a chimney. (ii) Biomass grinder: It is ½ HP metallic shredder for grinding biomass charcoal to powder. (iii) Briquetting dies: Step 2: Biomass pyrolysis It is simple fabricating tool for compacting the charcoal–mud paste. The mould consists of a base plate of 5 mm thickness containing 21 iron pegs of 12 mm diameter, a perforated pressure plate and a cylinder of 85 mm diameter. It gives the shape and required compaction Step 3: Charcoal mixing to paste to the briquette. 5. STEPS PRODUCTIONS : 1) Biomass shredding – Shredding dry biomass and fine soil to powdery form. 2) Pyrolysis – Charring the biomass powder to coal in the pyrolysis drum for removal of carbon content of the biomass.

3) Mixing char-particles – Step 4: Briquette moulding Mixing 80% of coal powder and 20% of soil powder to paste by adding 2-4% of water by volume. 4) Compacting briquette – Putting the charcoal paste in the beehive dies or mould and compacting Step 5. Jumbo stove Step 6: Room heating

Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 31 News in Picture

Chief Minister Shri N. Biren Singh laying Foundation Stone of Ima Market Lilong on Friday 28th December 2018

Inauguration of Lilong Primary Health Centre by Chief Minister Shri N. Biren Singh

32 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 Inauguration of OBC Boys Hostel of Lilong Haoreibi College, Lilong, Thoubal by Chief Minister Shri N. Biren Singh on 28th December, 2018

DC, Thoubal Haobam Rosita receiving Certificate of Honour from Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri N. Biren Singh on Statehood Day Celebration 2019 Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 33 Deputy Commissioner, Thoubal Haobam Rosita unfurling National Flag on Independence Day Celebration 2018

34 | Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 Deputy Commissioner, Thoubal Haobam Rosita presenting Appreciation Certificates on the occasion of Independence Day Celebration 2018

Deputy Commissioner, Thoubal Haobam Rosita presenting Appreciation Certificates on the occasion of Independence Day Celebration 2018

Thoubal Today | Republic Day 2019 | 35 Launching of Voter Awareness Forum on 16th January 2019 at the Conference Hall of DC Office, Thoubal

DYC, NYK Thoubal Shri Y. Laksman Singh delivering speech during One Day District Level Blood Donor Motivators Training Programme

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