Agartala: Dec 07: Rubber Board Chairman Dr. S Dhannia visited the state and met the Chief Minister and discussed in detail about rubber cultivation in Tripura state. On Wednesday, on the fourth day of the visit, he held a press conference at the Agartala Press Club to discuss the development plan for rubber cultivation in the state.
He said he was aware of the support of the state government and the central government in rubber cultivation in Tripura. He congratulated the state government for this. He said that after talking to the Chief Minister, the government is serious enough to increase rubber cultivation in Tripura. Besides, the government is giving importance to the development of rubber products and to ensure that the farmers get a fair price, including furniture. For this, the rubber board has demanded an exchange of Rs 500 crore from the state government. He also said that rubber cultivation in Tripura has improved considerably in the past five years. Tripura occupies the second position in rubber cultivation in the entire country. The country needs to produce 12 lakh tonnes of rubber annually. Out of this, only seven lakh tons of rubber is produced in the country. Kerala ranks first in terms of production. Then there is the state of Tripura.
All about one lakh tonnes of rubber is produced in Tripura. Out of this Sepahijala district produces the most rubber. About 17 thousand hectares of rubber is being cultivated. He said that we have to look at how to increase rubber cultivation. Extensive discussion with the Chief Minister on the issue of furniture has become one of the most important in rubber cultivation. The revenue of the state can be increased through furniture because the demand for rubber furniture is huge in the foreign market. Therefore, more attention will be given to rubber products including its furniture. He also said that rubber cultivation has increased in Tripura in the last five years. He said that free saplings of rubber trees are being given.
