Advisor, IPR and Soil & Water Conservation, Imkong L. Imchen commissioned the Command and Control Centre (CCC) at the Directorate of Soil & Water Conservation, Kohima on 13th October 2025. The CCC is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, GoI and Government of Nagaland under the Soil Health and fertility component of RKVY.
A Command and Control Centre is a tech-based hub to centralize and analyse datas to allow farmers to interact directly with officials providing authentic advice to farmers. It provides real-time insights on crop, soil conditions, and other key indicators to officials and ultimately to farmers. Farmers can contact the toll free number for Nagaland +917965192504 for further queries related to Soil Health and Fertility.
Advisor, IPR and Soil & Water Conservation, Imkong L. Imchen, after commissioning the Command and Control Centre said that it is necessary to establish such kind of centre to ease the burden of the field staffs, particularly the farmers to help decision making, identify, and address challenges related to soils and crops. He emphasized on bridging the gap between experts and the farmers and highlighted the need for accessible communication between them to produce preferable results. He further urged the field officers and the farmers to foster trust from within, which will reflect the Department’s progress and commitment to adopting innovative technologies for sustainable soil and water management.
He was also of the view that the department receives a very low yearly budget allocation from the state government, stating that the department have qualified officers, potentials and expertise to work in projects but due to the lack of resources the department has been facing difficulties to progress.
Director, Soil & Water Conservation, L. Chubaonen highlighted on the technical report on the CCC and stated that it was conceptualized and developed as a centralized digital hub to strengthen data-driven decision-making, real-time monitoring, dissemination and effective implementation of various activities under the Soil Health and Fertility programme. The primary objectives of the CCC are to improve coordination between district offices, laboratories, and the Directorate for better programme delivery using VC facilities, to serve as a knowledge and communication hub (giving farmer advisories) for soil health management initiatives across the state, to integrate and monitor field-level activities related to soil health card generation, fertilizer recommendations, and fertility mapping, to facilitate real-time data collection, analysis, and visualization through ICT tools and GIS platforms.
He stressed that the Centre is equipped with a dedicated server system for centralized data storage and management, Integrated GIS software for spatial mapping of soil health indicators and fertility trends. Video conferencing and communication facilities enabling coordination with Ministry, district units and field officers and Workstations with Wi-Fi connectivity designed to receive and make calls related to Soil Management, data analysis, report generation, and monitoring of field-level progress under RKVY and other schemes. With the operationalization of this Centre, the Department aims to enhance the efficiency, transparency, and accountability in programme implementation. Establish a state-wide digital soil health repository for evidence-based agricultural planning, Facilitate timely dissemination of information to farmers and stakeholders, he added.
Later, the inauguration of Bio Fertilizer Production Units at Rotomi and Seyochung was virtually launched by the Advisor.
(Siizo Kikhi IA)
