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AIADMK person and erstwhile Minister R. Kamaraj connected Friday criticised the DMK authorities implicit the alleged nonaccomplishment successful procurement of paddy from farmers, who person been affected by the caller dense rains successful the Cauvery delta region.
In a statement, Mr. Kamaraj charged that astir 35% of kuruvai cultivation successful the Cauvery delta portion has been affected and could not beryllium harvested owed to the rainfall. He criticised the authorities for alleged inaction to procure paddy overmuch successful advance, successful presumption of the upwind forecast.
“Only if the paddy bags are moved from the nonstop procurement centres to the warehouses and lone if paddy kept successful store successful different centres is procured, much paddy could beryllium harvested for procurement,” Mr. Kamaraj contended.
Citing media reports that teams person been constituted to sojourn the State for a tract inspection implicit petition for relaxing norms for paddy procurement, the erstwhile Minister demanded State government’s enactment successful this regard.
“Paddy that has not been procured and paddy that has sprouted should beryllium calculated and compensation granted to farmers,” Mr. Kamaraj said. He besides urged the authorities to depute officials to ascertain the harm faced by farmers implicit lasting crops.
Criticising the caller sojourn of Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and Ministers for Agriculture and Food to the Delta region, Mr. Kamaraj said procuring paddy and sending them by trains to neighbouring districts, was lone a regular matter and contended that 4,000 tonnes was a meagre quantity.
