Puttur: MP Nalin Kumar Kateel inaugurated the Kadaba Block Level Agricultural Fest at Mardhaala on Saturday and said that India must give top priority to agriculture.
He also said that it is the duty of every Indian to preserve the traditional system of agriculture, in which regard the government ought to introduce cooperative agricultural systems.
Appreciating the efforts of Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Kateel said that the Dharmasthala Rural Development Scheme (DRDS) launched by him has greatly encouraged the farmers of the locality.
Dr. H. L. Manjunatha, the executive director of DRDS, presided over the event.
Seetharama Gowda, the president of APMC, AND Pusalya Rai, the vice president of the Puttur Taluk Panchayat, also spoke on the occasion.