Correspondent
PASIGHAT, 13 Sep: Progressive farmer Popok Darin of Kiyit village in Mebo in East Siang district breathed his last early Sunday morning, following a cardiac arrest.
He was admitted to Bakin Pertin General Hospital in Pasighat, where doctors declared him dead.
Darin (60) is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters.
A recipient of several awards for his achievements in the field of agriculture and allied sector, he was a source of inspiration for many farmers.
Darin was an ideal farmer who had devoted himself to agriculture activities for five decades since the age of eight. He was known for cultivation of cereal crops, pulses, oilseeds in large-scale in different parts of Mebo.
Darin also achieved success in fish farming, drawing the attention of agriculture scientists from the Pasighat College of Horticulture and Forestry and the Krishi Vigyan Kendra.
He encouraged educated youths and fellow farmers of the district to become self-reliant through agriculture and allied activities.
The villagers of Kiyit have deeply mourned Darin's sudden demise and prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul.
