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The Coordination Committee of All Farmers Associations of Tamil Nadu has alleged that astir 2 kg of paddy is being procured implicit and supra the prescribed value per gunny container astatine nonstop acquisition centres.
Addressing the media astatine Mannargudi connected Saturday, February 14, committee president P. R. Pandian said it was regrettable to person accusation from farmers that though 40 kg of paddy should beryllium procured per container astatine the DPCs, the unit measurement 41 to 42 kg of paddy per container overlooking the objections raised by the farmers measuring their paddy astatine the centres.
Exhorting the Tamil Nadu authorities to behaviour astonishment checks and forestall specified malpractices, helium demanded stern enactment against the DPC unit indulging successful specified activities.
He besides expressed his resentment towards non-payment of compensation for the insured crops that were mislaid owed to earthy calamity. For instance, paddy harvest was mislaid successful respective hamlets connected the borderline of Needamangalam-Mannargudi taluks.
Announcing that farmers of the hamlets were not eligible to person immoderate compensation without conducting harvest nonaccomplishment assessments successful the areas was highly regrettable, helium added.
