High-level committee formed to identify, resolve problems of farmers in Madhes Province

JANAKPURDHAM, Feb 5: The Madhes Province has formed a high-level committee to identify and resolve the problems facing the farmers in the province. 

A cabinet meeting of the province held today formed a five-member high-level committee under the coordination of Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives, Bijay Kumar Yadav. 

Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment, Shatrudhan Mahato, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, Bharat Prasad Sah, Finance Minister Shailendra Prasad Sah and Minister for Water Supply and Energy Development, Om Prakash Shraf, are members of the committee. 

The committee has been entrusted with the responsibility to identify the problems in terms of fertilizer, irrigation, seeds, inundation, insurance, and also to develop further strategy, formulate a land-use policy of Madhes Province, and review of activities carried out for agriculture improvement, said Spokesperson of Madhesh Province, Shailendra Sah. 

The Committee has been asked to submit an interim report within 15 days and a full report within a month, he added