AR distributes mini rice mills

IMPHAL, Jul 4 :  Mantripukhri Bn of 9 Sector AR under the aegis of IGAR (S ) distributed four mini rice mills at Pangei village today.
The paddy farmers of Pangei village were selling unprocessed paddy to traders and millers due to non availability of rice mill in the village, said a press release of IGAR (S) adding that the villagers had to travel long distances to get the paddy cleaned.
As the transportation cost of cleaning the paddy was uneconomical, the farmers had little choice but to sell unprocessed paddy at lower rates.  The Battalion, on receiving the request for provision of mini rice mill from the villagers, decided to distribute the same to the village.
The event witnessed an attendance of over 400 locals of areas in and around Pangei village and presided  by Commandant Mantripukhri Assam Rifles along with president Meira Paibis and village headman of Pangei village.
Lauding the efforts of the Battalion for its initiative in reaching out to the needy, the Commandant urged the villagers to make optimum use of the rice mills for adequate utility for their homes and economic gains and further assured the villagers that Assam Rifles will continue to undertake such projects for the development and welfare of the people.
The rice mills were handed over to the village headman of Pangei village