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Bihar agriculture ministry has sanctioned Rs 60 crore for the proposed advanced centre on sericulture (silk farming) at Abdul Kalam Agriculture College in Kishanganj this fiscal to promote silk industry in the state, said agriculture minister Prem Kumar.

The advanced centre will have separate departments for detailed study on mulberry plants, mulberry production, silkworm, silk textile technology and the one dealing with the pest problem that afflict silkworms.

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An emporium for silk products and showpieces “Silkporium” was inaugurated in capital town, Kohima by Parliamentary Secretary for Sericulture, Home Guards & Civil Defense EE Pangteang on October 13. The showcase will be open for the public on all working days during office hours and it would be acting as an ‘inlet’ as well as an ‘outlet’ for silk growers, weavers and consumers together.