Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang laid the foundation stone for the Sikkim Organic Agriculture University (SOAU) at Mondegaon in Soreng district on August 13.
Sikkim To Get Organic Agriculture University
The Chief Minister stated that the SOAU will be a centre of excellence where subjects related to organic farming will be taught. The SOAU will become a hub of economic activities, generating employment opportunities for the local people once the infrastructure is developed within a year.
Hundreds of students from Sikkim go outside to study agriculture, horticulture and forestry. He had met over 500 students in Dehradun itself who were doing urndergraduate and post-graduate courses in these subjects, Tamag added.
The Chief Minister directed officials to identify temporary spaces for the commencement of courses at the earliest. It is to be mentioned here the Sikkim Assembly had passed the Sikkim Organic Agriculture University Act, 2023 earlier this year.