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Naveen Patnaik reviewed preparations for the possible rains in the state

Bhubaneswar:5/12/17;Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik reviewed preparations for the possible rains in the state from 7 to 10 December with Collectors of South, North and Central Odisha districts through video conference. He directed them to take urgent advance measures for protecting farmers’ harvest & standing crops.

Extensive drives should be undertaken to create awareness and advise farmer’s on steps to be taken for protection of their crops and harvest. Harvested crop should also be top priority and safety of all stock in Mandis should be ensured. Regulated Market Committee fund should be utilized for that purpose.

In view of the drought, unseasonal rains and pest attack this year, State Government has announced agricultural input subsidy of 718Cr for farmers in 29 districts. Chief Minister directed Collectors to disburse the same at the earliest.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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