“Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar recently inaugurated the newly built administrative building of Dr Kalam Agriculture College in Kishanganj district”, an official release said. The Chief Minister also inaugurated a Krishi Vikas Mela inside the college campus and visited several stalls.
“He also visited the digital classroom, agriculture entomology, insects museum and computer lab of the college located at Arrabari in Pothia block of the district”, it said.
Agriculture minister Prem Kumar, MP Santosh Kushwaha, chief secretary Deepak Kumar and other senior officials were present on the occasion.
On his visit, the CM advised the officials many a things, of which one was to rear solar energy in the college. The CM asked the officials to install solar plates on the roof top of all the buildings of the college so that it helps in meeting energy requirements.
The college was inaugurated on August 10, 2015 and named after former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam by the Chief Minister as a tribute a day after Kalam’s death. Suggesting the college officials to do fish cultivation, CM advised the college administration to dig up many big ponds on the campus. He also said that Kishanganj can be developed as a new place of attraction for tourists – both domestic and foreign.
After seeing a presentation on the road map for development of the college, Mr. Nitish said, “The site of this college is very attractive. Mahananda River is flowing near its campus. Its environment is very soothing. Kishanganj can be developed as new lace of attraction for foreign and domestic tourists”.