Aizawl: Lungleng village under Tlangnuam RD Block in Aizawl District is likely to get a mill that will be used for making brown sugar, after successul sugarcane cultivation under the state government’s flagship programme — the NLUP.
“The Agriculture Department is planning to set up the mill,” Agriculture Director Dr.C.Lalzarliana said yesterday while visiting Lungleng village.
The official along with other staff inspected the different sugarcane fields at Lungeng village that are under the NLUP.
Since long, Lungleng village has been known for sugarcane cultivation and it is the main supplier of juggery/molasses for Aizawl city.
In Lungleng North, where 158 families live, at least 80-90 families are cultivating sugarcane. Under NLUP, about 65 families are said to achieve success in sugarcane cultivation.
Likewise, in Lungleng-I, 60 out of 164 families are cultivating sugarcane, and under NLUP, 44 families are said to achieve success in sugarcane cultivation.
Among the cultivators who met with huge success, many of them now have a huge production of 63qtls. of juggery annually.
Duhawma (VCP), Lalthanpuia and Para are some of the beneficiaries from Lungleng-I who achieve success. From Lungleng North, Lalchhuana (VCP), Lalzawmliana, Hmingthanga, R.Kapthanga and Remi are the prominent ones.
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