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Organic farming should be promoted in Bihar: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

PATNA: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday inaugurated a newly constructed building to be used as the regional office of the organization covering 21 districts of north Bihar. The new building, constructed at an estimated cost of Rs3 crore, is located at Kalambagh Chowk in Muzaffarpur town. Sanskritik Uthan Samiti president Gaurishankar Prasad said it took almost three years to complete the construction work. The building was constructed under the supervision of the Sankritik Uthan Samiti. Christened ‘Madhukar Niketan’, it has 40 rooms and has the capacity to accommodate 400 people. Earlier, addressing the volunteers, the RSS chief underlined the need to promote ‘jaivik kheti’ (organic farming) and asked them to create awareness among the farmers about it. “Organic farming is beneficial both for increasing the income as well as maintaining fertility of the farm land,” he added. Promotion of ‘jaivik kheti’ is perceived to counter the farmers’ agitation against the three farm laws. “Go to the villages and create awareness about this traditional form of farming among the farmers,” Bhagwat told the volunteers. Highlighting the benefits of organic farming, he said it would prevent the spread of pandemic. To check the outbreak of the pandemic, conservation of environment, water resources and Indian breed of cows are of utmost significance, he pointed out. Bhagwat also inspected the ‘Organic Udyan’ developed by an RSS volunteer and farmer Gopal Shahi in over 12 acres at Rajkhand village under Aurai block in Muzaffarpur district. RSS prant pracharak Ram Kumar besides a host of ministers, former ministers and RSS volunteers were present on the occasion. Earlier, Bhagwat expressed his satisfaction over the campaign to collect donations for the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya. He said participation of people in the exercise is more important than the amount donated by them.

The Times of India

2021-02-15

Patna