Over 1.8L tonnes of paddy procured thus far: Minister


A farmer couple attempting to save lots of the paddy that acquired soaked within the rain in Sangareddy on Tuesday. , Picture Credit score: MOHD ARIF

HYDERABAD

Minister for Civil Provides and Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy requested authorities of the State Civil Provides Company that oversees the procurement of paddy to take all precautions to guard the produce. dropped at the acquisition facilities by masking them with tarpaulin sheets in order that the farming group shouldn’t be subjected to any loss.

In a evaluation assembly held right here on Monday within the wake of forecast of widespread rains as a consequence of cyclone Montha within the Bay of Bengal, the Minister instructed the officers manning the procurement facilities to shift/transport the paddy procured to the mills allotted with none delay.

He acknowledged that of the 8,342 procurement facilities deliberate to be arrange for the acquisition of paddy produced within the Kharif season, 4,428 had been opened thus far. A complete of 1,80,452 tonnes of paddy value ₹431.09 crore, together with 1,06,824 tonnes of advantageous varieties (A Grade), was bought from 22,433 farmers thus far.

The Minister requested the District Collectors, Joint Collectors and officers of the Civil Provides division to go to and look at the acquisition facilities infrequently and cautioned the authorities concerned within the procurement. train that the federal government wouldn’t tolerate any loss brought on to the farming group as a consequence of willful negligence.