In over 500 villages, over 2,000 hectares of land was reclaimed and converted into paddy fields, terraced fields, tea, or sugar cane plantations, leading to a 30 per cent increase in food production and improved income generation for over 30,000 ex-poppy farmers.

In over 500 villages, over 2,000 hectares of land was reclaimed and converted into paddy fields, terraced fields, tea, or sugar cane plantations, leading to a 30 per cent increase in food production and improved income generation for over 30,000 ex-poppy farmers.