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A Central committee led by P.K. Singh, Deputy Director, Indian Grain Storage Management and Research Institute (IGMRI), connected Monday inspected nonstop paddy procurement centres (DPCs) successful Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts to survey moisture levels successful freshly harvested paddy pursuing caller northeast monsoon rain.
The sojourn was prompted by the Tamil Nadu government’s petition to the Union authorities to unbend the procurement moisture ceiling from 17% to 22% to forestall distress to farmers whose harvested stocks were soaked successful unseasonal rains.
In Mayiladuthurai district, the squad inspected DPCs astatine Kandamangalam, Kizhayi and Palaipalayam, collecting samples for laboratory investigation and interacting with farmers.
They were accompanied by TNCSC Managing Director A. Annadurai, Collector H.S. Srikanth, MP R. Sudha, MLAs S. Rajaakumar and M. Panneerselvam, and elder officials of the Civil Supplies Corporation and Agriculture Department.
The territory has astir completed kuruvai harvesting, with 39,549 ha retired of 39,640 ha reaped, and has procured 1.21 lakh tonnes of paddy truthful far. About 1.10 lakh tonnes person already been transported to mills and warehouses. More than ₹304 crore has been credited straight to 24,900 farmers’ accounts, officials said.
The aforesaid squad aboriginal visited DPCs successful Kurichi, Palakkurichi, Thiruvasal and Thalaignayiru villages of Nagapattinam district. TNCSC Managing Director Annadurai and Collector P. Akash accompanied the delegation on with Keelvelur MLA V.P. Nagai Mali and method officers from Food Corporation of India.
Mr. Akash said the dense monsoon rainfall had raised the moisture contented of lasting and harvested crops, making sun-drying hard for farmers.
Officials noted the inspections included checks connected handling and stacking practices astatine DPCs and feedback sessions with farmers connected tract conditions. The workout was aimed astatine ensuring that procurement continued smoothly portion protecting atom prime during the bedewed spell.
Officials successful some districts said the Central team’s findings would beryllium consolidated with laboratory results and submitted to the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Until last instructions were issued, procurement was continuing nether existing norms with further monitoring by TNCSC and territory administrations.
