Aizawl, Feb 1 : With dry season closing in, the Mizoram Government has sounded fire alarm across the state. The State-level fire prevention committee has appealed to the Mizos to be cautious about forest fire with the arrival of dry season which is a period for traditional Jhum burning.
The committee has also instructed all the jhum farmers to burn their cultivation before March 15.
KOHIMA, Jan 28: Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), BK Handique, has approved road projects of Rs 434.23 crore spanning the five States of Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Manipur and Mizoram as part of the ongoing 11th Plan Projects of the North Eastern Council (NEC).
Mizoram has witnessed a fall in the number of malaria-related deaths in 2010 with only 31 people succumbing to the killer disease, as compared to the counts - 199 in 2009 and 99 in 2008.
Mamit district, known as the rice-bowl of Mizoram, has its eyes set on oil palm to provide a new crop to its farmers and at the same time contribute to the state
The Mizoram Government has launched an ambitious Rs 2,873 crore new land use policy to solve food scarcity by moving away from shifting cultivation to permanent farming.
Mizoram chief minister Lal Thanhawla today launched the New Land Use Policy (NLUP), the flagship programme of the Congress Government in the State, by distributing Rs 20,000 each to 400 beneficiaries of the programme in Aizawl district.
Launching the NLUP, Lal Thanhawla said the policy was formulated to ensure sustainable development, eradication of poverty and shifting cultivation while protec
Ten years down the line, Mizoram wants to wipe out poverty for ever, with Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla unveiling a Rs 2,873-crore ambitious New Land Use Policy (NLUP) here on Friday.
