Madikeri :

Following the Covid crisis, several women have taken to cultivating paddy in the district, giving a new lease of life to uncultivated land.

Women — mainly from Virajpet taluk — under the banner Sanjeevini Okkuta, are growing paddy on land that had remained uncultivated for years. Fifteen women self-help groups joined the Okkuta, which purchased an unused paddy field.

Okkuta president Indira and assistant secretary Nisha have helped members with initial capital for the work.

Villagers say owners of the field had stopped cultivating the crop as paddy cultivation requires a huge workforce to plough, sow and transplant plants. This demands high wages.

National Rural Livelihood Mission district programme manager, who indentified himself only as Kumar, was pleased with the latest move by women of Sanjeevini Okkuta.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News> City News> Mysuru News / by TNN / August 06th, 2021