Awareness programme on banana fibre

From Our Correspondent

KANGPOKPI | Sept 7

One-day training cum awareness programme for promotion of banana fibre was held at Kangpokpi district today.

The programme was attended as chief guest by spokesperson of BJP Manipur Pradesh and overall in-charge of Hill District, BJP Manipur unit, Kim Gangte. She said that Manipur as a whole could witness overall development when the people of hill districts collectively put efforts for the welfare of the state.

‘The new BJP government in the state has pulled up new things, new ideas, new initiative and new efforts which had never happen before for caused of the people’, said Kim Gangte.

While lauding the Handloom and Textiles Department, government of Manipur for introducing the benefit of banana fibre to the people during the training cum awareness for promotion of banana fibre, Kim Gangte said that young learners or students have important roles to play in promoting the new initiative.

She continued that student community needs to come up with new thoughts, better ideas and striking efforts with the introduction of the various benefits of banana fibre to achieve its meaningful purpose.

The training cum awareness programme was organised by District Handlooms and Textiles Office, Imphal West district in association with Weaver Cell BJP Manipur, and it was sponsored by Directorate of Handlooms and Textiles, Department of Textiles, Commerce and Industries, government of Manipur.

The programme was also attended by project manager of District Handloom and Textiles office, Senapati district, N. Nilabantajit Singh as president, while the guests of honour were convenor of Weaver Cell BJP Manipur, Th. Sunila Devi and project manager of District Handloom and Textiles, Imphal West district, L. Sorojini Devi.

Hundreds of locals including students of JNV Kangpokpi took part in the training cum awareness programme where the usefulness and benefits of banana fibre was demonstrated to the students and other participants by the experts.