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The regular quota of transporting paddy had been accrued to 12,000 tonnes a time from the earlier 2,000 tonnes a time successful Thanjavur district.
In a property release, N. Selvam, Senior Regional Manager, Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC), said that the Corporation had procured a full of 1,68,381 tonnes of paddy since September 1 and 1,00,447 tonnes paddy had been moved out.
Further, 25,435 tonnes of paddy ‘lying connected the ground’ were moved done the Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, and Pattukottai railway stations astatine the complaint of 2,000 tonnes a day.
Now, based connected the territory administration’s request, quota of proscription had been further accrued and 6,000 tonnes of paddy was being moved retired successful summation to 1,000 tonnes by roadworthy for hulling successful different districts.
A full of 2,500 tonnes per time was being moved to 42 hulling mills and retention points. Hence, connected an mean 12,000 tonnes of paddy was being moved daily, helium said.
As the summation successful the quantum of harvest resulted successful paddy banal piling up successful the unfastened adjacent the nonstop acquisition centres, efforts specified arsenic clearing of 64 lakh aged gunny bags stored astatine Corporation’s mills and retention points successful the territory done e-tender and hiring of godowns similar the ‘Santhanam godown’ astatine Pillaiyarpatti connected the outskirts of Thanjavur town, were initiated and the loading and unloading operations expedited by hiring further hands from different States, helium added.
Mr. Selvam assured farmers of hassle-free paddy procurement since the deadlock implicit the summation successful conveyance prosecute charges betwixt the lorry owners and the Corporation had been resolved with the assistance of the territory administration, the merchandise added.
Deputy CM draws flak
Meanwhile, the Thamizhaga Cauvery Vivasayigal Sangam objected to the connection made by Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin astatine Thanjavur connected Thursday by pointing retired that it was made without ascertaining the crushed realities.
In a statement, sangam wide caput P.R. Pandian said that the harvested paddy, which could beryllium packed successful astir 2 lakh gunny bags, remained successful the unfastened adjacent the nonstop procurement centres crossed the Delta districts. Such being the case, Mr. Udhayanidhi had claimed that determination was nary stagnation of paddy astatine the DPCs. Instead of gathering the aggrieved farmers, the Deputy Chief Minister chose to confine himself to inspection of loading operations astatine the Thanjavur railway station, helium regretted.
In a related development, the Thanjavur territory portion of the Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, affiliated to the Communist Part of India, has sought a compensation of ₹30,000 per acre to farmers who were incapable to harvest their paddy owed to water-logging successful the fields and capable compensation for the samba cultivation taken up by farmers.
