Odisha launches call centre to assist farmers during lockdown

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Apr 17, 2020 at 8:10 PM Updated On : Apr 17, 2020 at 8:16 PM

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to provide agriculture solutions to farmers over telephone during coronavirus lockdown, the Odisha Government has made a call centre (18001025166) namely ‘Ama Krushi’ operational, said Subroto Bagchi, Chief Spokesperson of Government of Odisha on COVID-19, today.

Launched by Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, the call centre will provide assistance to the farmers and bring solutions to problems in agriculture, he said.

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It will function everyday from 12 noon to 8 pm. Post that, farmers can record their issues and the concerned team will reach out to them within 24 hours, he added.