Shillong: President Droupadi Murmu’s scheduled visit to Meghalaya has been cancelled due to a forecast of bad weather on Thursday.
Murmu was scheduled to inaugurate the golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) for Northeastern Hills Region at Umiam in Ri Bhoi district.
Ri Bhoi SP Vivekanand Singh confirmed the cancellation of her visit.
“The President has cancelled her visit to the state due to bad weather. The new dater for her visit will be announced later,” an ICAR official said.
However, the weather condition on Thursday was found to be normal.
The event commemorates 50 years of the institution’s contributions to research and development, particularly in enhancing agricultural practices and rural livelihoods in the northeastern region.
However, the inaugural programme will be attended by Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Meghalaya Governor Chandrasekhar H Vijayashankar and Chief Minister Conrad Sangma.
Besides inaugurating the jubilee celebrations, President Murmu was scheduled to inaugurate the farmers’ expo, which will be participated by farmers and self-help groups from all the eight northeastern states. She was also scheduled to interact with the progressive farmers at the expo.
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, a premier research institute under the Natural Resource Management division of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, was established in January 9, 1975.
The institute’s primary focus has been on promoting and conducting research, extension activities, and human resource development in agriculture and allied sectors, with a specific emphasis on the hilly and mountainous ecosystems of the North Eastern Hill Region.
Northeast India is blessed with natural resources, and being the premier research institute in the region it aims for the ultimate development of the region in all sectors.
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With the changing times, the institute has also changed to provide the best to the farming community and with the hope to provide the best service in the near future to the people of the region.
