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With opening of nonstop procurement centres crossed Virudhunagar district, arsenic galore arsenic 3,137 farmers successful Virudhunagar territory person received ₹43.87 crore for their produce.
This was announced astatine the monthly farmers’ grievances redressal meeting, chaired by Virudhunagar Collector, N.O. Sukhaputra, held astatine Virudhunagar Collectorate connected Friday.
The farmers were told that harvest loans to the tune of ₹245 crore had been disbursed done Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies successful the district.
“The disbursement was promptly made to the slope accounts of the farmers,” said the Joint Registrar of Cooperative, Senthilkumar.
During the discussion, the farmers urged the Collector to get compensation for those nether harvest security strategy for coconut and mango nutrient lost. They besides highlighted that they required drying yards crossed the territory and sought peculiar funds to conception them.
Farmer R. Ram Pandian reiterated his ailment connected Aavin successful Virudhunagar territory having stopped distributing 1 litre beverage packets.
“These packets were fashionable among beverage stalls and the cooks who usage beverage astatine marriages and different functions,” helium said. Since the beverage stalls and cooks person switched implicit to backstage milk, it would severely impact the farmers having milch animals, helium said.
The Collector asked Aavin officials to look into the contented immediately.
The Collector promised farmers of Mamsapuram of allocating peculiar funds for constructing a room building.
Stating that accrued accumulation of maize successful the existent play has led to steep autumn successful its terms which outgo the farmers dearly, they sought steps to incorporate the falling price. Similarly, they sought Geographical Indication tags for Samba Vathal and Panjavarna mangoes.
Joint Director of Agriculture, Mohandas Sowmiyan, Personal Assistant (Agriculture) to the Collector, A. Amsaveni, Deputy Director of Horticulture, Suba Vasuki, and Executive Engineer (Agricultural Engineering) Indira, were among those who took portion successful the meeting.
