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All Central teams scheduled to measure moisture levels successful recently harvested paddy crossed the Cauvery delta abruptly cancelled their inspections connected Saturday, leaving farmers astatine nonstop procurement centres successful Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruchi and Pudukkottai stranded and frustrated.
The exercise, organised to counsel whether the modular 17% procurement moisture bounds should beryllium relaxed aft persistent rain, had been wide publicised and prompted section TNCSC unit to hole postulation centres. Growers assembled astatine Vannarapettai, Ponnappur, and Raramuthirakottai successful Thanjavur from archetypal light, but by mid-morning determination was nary motion of visiting officials, and galore returned location disappointed.
When The Hindu contacted 2 members of the Central delegation, they declined to disclose reasons for the cancellations and said they had different enactment to be to. Both said they were unsure whether inspections planned for the pursuing time would proceed and were awaiting instructions from the Union authorities connected the adjacent people of action.
P. R. Pandian, wide caput of the Tamil Nadu Cauvery Delta Farmers Association, demanded a wide mentation from the State authorities, saying farmers who had brought nutrient successful bully faith, needed assurance connected procurement norms and timelines.
