Millet mela begins in Belagavi on Jan 26

The agriculture department along with the district administration is organizing a two-day millet mela at Sardar's High School ground on January 26-27. In that background, a awareness rally called Siridhanya Nadige was organized in the city on Tuesday. It was kicked off by Deputy Commissioner Nitesh Patil, Joint Director of Agriculture Shivangouda Patil, Deputy Director SB Kongawad, and officebearers of many organizations. As the government has announced 2023 as an international year of millets, several programmes have been planned. District Minister Gvind Karjol will inaugurate the event at 11 am on January 26 in the presence of Muzrai Minister Shashikala Jolle, local Mla Anil Benake, and other leaders. Around 80 exhibition stalls of various materials and exhibition and sale of millets and organic products will be held as part of the event. The exhibition and sale of food products made of millets and competition of millet foods has been planned. There will be special stall to create awareness about millets among the school and college students. The demonstration of the uses of drones in agriculture and horticulture crops cultivation, special lecture sessions to farmers by the agriculture university Dharwad will be