Rural Development Programs

Vidya Yuvakendra Foundation, Pathergudda, Bathu Basthi in collaboration with NABARD have organized a livestock mela at Indra Nagar, Humfrygunj on 11-03-2023 for he farmers residing in and around of Indra Nagar and nearby villages of Guptapara and Wandoor panchayats.

The farmers indulged in Dairy Farming were facing problems for paddy straw in A & N Islands due to the scarcity and cost, post Tsunami occurred during December 2004. The situation has alarmed to think about for an alternative dry fodder in place of paddy straw. The A & N Administration, Department of Animal and husbandry and ICAR-CIARI were also concerned on this issue ad working hard to resolve the crisis.

The A&N Islands have a human population of around lacks and being a tourism destination, the place also experiences an influx of tours from across the country and migrated labors especially from West Bengal. The local milk production in the A&N Islands was 18 thousand metric tons in the year 2018-19.