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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Syed Sajjad Ali

Tripura to grow rubber on 30,000 additional hectares

Encouraged by the steady progress the State has been making in the production of rubber, the Government of Tripura has now decided to grow the plantation crop in an additional 30,000 hectares.

State Industry and Commerce Minister Manoj Kanti Deb said that 30,000 hectares of land will be further dedicated to the cultivation of the tropical tree crop in addition to the 87,000 hectares already being cultivated.

Tripura has been the second largest rubber producing State in India after Kerala.

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