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District administrations crossed the Cauvery delta person intensified paddy procurement operations, with apical officials checking the authorities of affairs astatine nonstop acquisition centres (DPCs) and retention facilities to guarantee creaseless question of stocks amid a bumper harvest this kuruvai season.
In Nagapattinam, District Monitoring Officer and TNCSC Managing Director A. Annadurai and District Collector P. Akash visited DPCs astatine Eesanur and Keelaiyur villages to reappraisal procurement and transport operations. Officials said 26,509 bags of paddy had been procured truthful acold from Eesanur, including 455 bags connected Thursday alone, portion 20,512 bags person been procured from Keelaiyur. Stocks are being moved to godowns successful a phased manner, and capable jute bags and retention abstraction are available, the officials said.
10-fold increase
Sources from the territory medication said 72,736 tonnes of paddy had been procured truthful acold this play from 14,600 farmers successful Nagapattinam territory and outgo totalling ₹175.99 crore had been made straight into slope accounts. This year, 124 DPCs are operational compared to 23 past year, erstwhile procurement stood astatine conscionable 5,440 tonnes.
In Mayiladuthurai, Collector H.S. Srikanth, inspected centres astatine Manakkudi and Kidarankondan. As connected October 23, the territory had procured 1.20 lakh tonnes from 24,688 farmers, moving implicit 1.01 lakh tonnes to retention oregon despatch. Rail and roadworthy networks are being utilized to displacement 2,000 to 4,000 tonnes regular to different districts.
About 1.96 lakh tonnes of paddy had been procured successful Tiruvarur territory truthful far. Collector V. Mohanachandran, stating that astir 80% of harvest was implicit and 8,000–10,000 tonnes were being moved retired daily, including via rail. This was treble the measurement procured past twelvemonth during the aforesaid period.
Officials said procurement was being extended into evenings and holidays to easiness backlogs and tackle logistical bottlenecks. With aboriginal arrivals and precocious yields this year, Delta districts are expected to importantly surpass past year’s procurement volumes.
