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A flimsy summation is apt successful samba procurement successful Tiruvarur territory during the existent Kharif Marketing Season (KMS), according to K.S. Palanisamy, Secretary, Department of Co-operation and Food and Consumer Protection.
In an authoritative release, the elder authoritative said that a full of 5,21,603 tonnes of samba paddy was procured done nonstop acquisition centres (DPC) during the 2025 KMS play successful the district. This year, retired of the 1,45,991 hectares connected which samba paddy was raised, harvest had been completed successful 31,218 hectares.
Around 4,25,000 tonnes of paddy was apt to beryllium brought to the DPCs for measurement by the farmers, who would beryllium completing the harvest successful the remaining 1,14,774 hectares by month-end. Hence, the full procurement for the existent play mightiness interaction 5,25,000 tonnes.
So far, a sum of ₹269.89 crore had been disbursed to 16,195 farmers done physics clearing work wrong 2 days of measurement of paddy astatine the 540 DPCs functioning successful the district.
There were six godowns with a capableness to clasp 1,60,000 tonnes of paddy, 5 partially covered retention points having 56,250 tonnes capableness and 10 unfastened retention facilities to clasp 1,35,000 tonnes successful the district. During inspection of the 3,00,00 tonne capableness unfastened retention installation astatine Idaiyarnatham successful Mannargudi tahluk, it was recovered that 9,816 tonnes of paddy had been stored there.
Zonal-level committees had been formed to cheque oregon forestall merchantability of paddy by non-farmers by producing “fake documents” astatine the DPCs, the authoritative added.
