Port Blair, Dec. 7: World Soil Day, 2023 was observed by Department of Agriculture in association with Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) in various Gram Panchayats of A & N Islands yesterday. The event in South Andaman was conducted at Shoal Bay and as part of ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ (VBSY), wherein a stall was setup by Agriculture Department for dissemination of information & activities undertaken by the Department which was organized by the Rural Development Department.      Soil Health Cards were distributed to the farmers.

Similar, events were conducted by the Zonal Offices in Swaraj Dweep, Little Andaman and North & Middle Andaman to sensitize on importance of Soil Health and its management at Shyam Nagar in Swaraj Dweep, Vivekanandapur in Little Andaman, Rampur in Mayabunder and   Nabagram, Kalighat & Ramnagar in Diglipur followed by distribution of Soil Health Cards to few farmers in each of these GP to mark the occasion.