Muga silk seed production centre inaugurated in Tura

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SHILLONG: Union Minister of Textiles Zubin Irani inaugurated a muga silk seed production centre at Tura in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district.

The silk seed production centre was among four projects in the North-east inaugurated by Irani through video link from New Delhi on Tuesday.

Muga Silkworm Seed Production Centre (SSPC), Tura, is one such project taken up directly by the Centre Silk Board (CSB) under the Integrated Sericulture Development Project (ISDP) of NERTPS for creation of seed infrastructure units in the northeastern States.

The infrastructure facilities available presently in the State are insufficient to meet the demand of required quantity of muga seeds.

Therefore, the creation of an additional Muga SSPC in Tura will strengthen the muga seed sector and make the State self-sufficient for production and supply of muga silkworm seed.

The seed production capacity of the unit is one lakh commercial dfls per year and around 300 farmers will be covered directly.

Apart from the silk seed production centre in Tura, the Union Minister also inaugurated a silk printing and processing unit in Agartala, Eri spun silk mill in Sangaipat, Imphal and development of sericulture unit in Mamit, Mizoram.

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