Record production of honey in Arunachal

ITANAGAR, July 22: Arunachal's Industries department, through a pilot project, has produced a record 250 kg of honey alone at Sille village, 25km, away from Pasighat, the district headquarters of West Siang this year, official sources said. "Never before has Arunachal witnessed such a record production of honey, and I am optimistic that the production will go up in the current year," S Tabin deputy director, in-charge of pilot project said in a press note. Stating that the recent produces are placed at government sales emporiums at Itanagar and Pasighat under the brand name of Siang honey', Tabin disclosed that this year's produces have already earned a Rs 50,000 revenue to the state exchequer. The main objectives of the pilot project was to motivate and create awareness in making an alternative economic development in the rural areas, he said, adding, preparing skilled manpower in the rural area is one of "our objectives so that rural masses can take up such activities for generating self-employment to raise their living and economic standard in near future." Above all beekeeping (apiary) is an integral part of this multi-discipline pilot project which was launched in the year 1997-98 at Sille village by the Department of Industries, he said adding, sericulture and dairy farming are some major components of this pilot project. Keeping in view the success of the project, the department is setting its eyes to create new vistas of economic development and to generate self-employment avenues for the Arunachalis in future, Tabin said.