On the occasion of World Water Day, NEWS Kurseong organised an awareness program on water conservation techniques and a field demonstration of the drip irrigation system at Sebjay Mana Water User’s Association (WUA), Sittong-I Kurseong. The programme was conducted by Yabesh Bhitrikoty, an agriculture expert. He educated the WUA members on the scarcity of water and the various challenges they may face when practising water conservation. He then demonstrated how a drip irrigation system works in the J.B. Bhujel Mandarin Orange orchard. The participants were happy with the program and were especially appreciative of the drip irrigation system as this was the first such demonstration they had been exposed to.
