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Farmers of Madurai territory yet again raised complaints regarding irregularities successful the functioning of nonstop acquisition centres (DPCs) successful the territory during the farmers grievance redress gathering held astatine the Collectorate present connected Tuesday.
In the meeting, presided implicit by Madurai District Revenue Officer K. Anbalagan, the farmers said determination were implicit 40 approved DPCs successful the district. However, astir fractional of them were operating lone aft Deepavali.
There was a hold successful the paddy procurement, they said, adding that determination was besides unit shortage astatine these centres. They urged the authorities acrophobic to instrumentality indispensable steps successful this regard.
Earlier, the farmers had besides complained astir “corrupt practices” successful the absorption and the functioning of the DPCs that included exorbitant handling charges.
A large request made by the farmers was weighing of sugarcanes successful Madurai territory itself earlier they were sent for crushing to Thanjavur. While the sugarcanes were being sent to Thanjavur sweetener mill for crushing, a information of them were besides sent to a backstage mill nearby, they said.
The farmers said it would instrumentality astatine slightest 3 hours for the sugarcanes to scope Thanjavur from Madurai. There was a accidental that h2o contented would beryllium mislaid during transportation. In bid to payment the farmers, the weighing should beryllium done successful Madurai territory itself, they insisted.
The authorities said the issues would beryllium taken up with the higher officials to get astatine a solution. To a query connected reopening of the National Cooperative Sugarcane Mills successful Alanganallur, the authorities said the substance was being looked into.
Some of the different issues highlighted astatine the gathering included harvest damage, compensation for harvest nonaccomplishment and harvest insurance. The authorities told the farmers that Central funds were awaited successful this regard.
To different query connected the merchandise of h2o from Vaigai dam for the 58 Canal system, the authorities said a determination would beryllium taken successful this respect successful adjacent future.
