Divi Neguma third phase launched in Anuradhapura

Nimal Wijesinghe - A'pura additional district group corr.

The third phase of “Divi Neguma” the government's islandwide home gardening food drive campaign was inaugurated on a grand scale in the Anuradhapura district at the level of 22 Divisional Secretariat Divisions recently.

Agrarian Services Minister S.M. Chandrasena who was, the chief Guest at the district's main “Divi Neguma” ceremony held in the Diganhalmillewa village in the Kahatagasdigiliya DS jurisdiction emphasized that on the basis of a house to house survey completed under the third phase of “Divi Neguma” the individual and collective requirements of the “Divi Neguma” campaigners would be looked into and fulfilled, for the betterment of their livelihood and also the future success of the Divi Neguma programme.

Minister Chandrasena distributed seeds, saplings, chicks, agricultural appliances among the “Divi Neguma” home gardeners at the ceremony. He inaugurated the third phase by planting a mango sapling at the auspicious time of 9.10 a.m.

Divi Neguma needed to be converted to the lifeline of the farmers community. The government has been engaged dedicatedly in the task of winning the agricultural war with the whole hearted support of people, as it won the war against the brutal terrorism.

Government is heavily depending with utmost confidence, on ‘Divi Neguma’ facilitators as well as the grass roots level officers such as Grama Niladari officers, Samurdhi Officers, Agriculture research and production officers in achievening the objectives of the ‘Divi Neguma’ and that should not be betrayed Chandrasena emphasized further.

The Minister appealed to the villagers to get the maximum benefit of the facilities being extended by the government for uplifting the agriculture sector and contribute to the endeavors meant for increasing the productivity.