Need to open adequate number of DPCs stressed

Farmers stressed the request to unfastened much fig of nonstop acquisition centers successful Madurai district, astatine the farmers’ grievance redress gathering held astatine the Collectorate connected Friday.

At the gathering presided implicit by Collector K.J. Praveen Kumar, the farmers said much fig of nonstop acquisition centres should beryllium opened for the payment of the farmers and indispensable steps taken to desilt waterbodies, peculiarly the Periyar canal.

If indispensable steps were not taken, agriculture successful the portion would beryllium affected, they said. The farmers continued to rise their interest implicit the irregularities successful the functioning of the DPCs successful the district. They besides complained astir corrupt practices.

A conception of farmers urged the State to driblet the program of reducing the fig of horticultural officers and merge them with the Agriculture Department. The authorities said done specified determination indispensable assistance volition beryllium provided to the farmers. The farmers besides demanded that coconut beryllium straight procured from them.