PM Modi praises Sukhet model of Madhubani

PATNA: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the Sukhet model of Madhubani district in his “Mann Ki Baat” programme.
Sukhet model is named after Sukhet village in Bihar’s Madhubani district where it is being implemented by the scientists of Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, Pusa (Samastipur).
“Under this project, garbage and dung are collected door-to-door, and then it is converted into vermicompost (organic manure).From the income generated from the sale of organic manure, every family is provided LPG cylinders every two months in exchange for the waste and cow dung. This project also employs 14 to 15 people in Sukhet village,” Dr Ramesh Chandra Srivastava, vice-chancellor of the university, said.
PM Modi, in his programme, said, “The Sukhet model is not only promoting cleanliness but also providing organic manure to the farmers along with getting rid of pollution in the village.” The PM also appealed to the panchayats across the country to replicate the Sukhet model.
Dr Shrivastava said, as this project was first implemented in Sukhet village in Madhubani district, it was called the ‘Sukhet model.’
The vice-chancellor expressed happiness over the appreciation from the Prime Minister and thanked Modi for it. Dr Shrivastava said the appreciation from the top leadership of the country would surely boost his morale and the morale of all the scientists and employees of his team. He congratulated all the staff and scientists on this achievement of the university and said that all the people of the university are working unitedly as a team. Due to this collectiveness, the university is getting new achievements all the time.