Practically eight lakh tonnes of paddy procured from farmers

A farmer harvesting paddy in Tiruchi. Picture used for representational functions
| Picture Credit score: M. Moorthy

Practically eight lakh tonnes of paddy has been procured from Tamil Nadu farmers by the civil provides authorities. 

Naturally, the most important chunk of the paddy procured — round 6.2 lakh tonnes — has been supplied by the Cauvery delta districts. Thanjavur leads the pack with about two lakh tonnes, in response to the info compiled by the Tamil Nadu Civil Provides Company (TNCSC) on January 30. Tiruvarur is positioned subsequent to Thanjavur, accounting for about 1.6 lakh tonnes; Mayiladuthurai, 85,400 tonnes; and Cuddalore, 70,500 tonnes. 

As regards the non-Cauvery delta districts, Chengalpattu leads the group with round 36,000 tonnes; Erode, 31,000 tonnes; and Tiruvallur, 23,300 tonnes. The group of districts has equipped 1.67 lakh tonnes.  

The authorities have opened round 1,680 direct buy centres within the Cauvery delta and 480 DPCs in the remainder of the State. Along with the TNCSC, the  Nationwide Cooperative Shoppers’ Federation (NCCF) has procured about 14,000 tonnes by 23 DPCs. 

For the corresponding interval final 12 months, the amount of paddy procured was 6.05 lakh tonnes, which was shut to 2 lakh tonnes lower than the present 12 months’s procurement. 

The farmers say the procurement is predicted to select up momentum solely in February due to the delay within the harvest of the Samba crop at the very least by just a few weeks within the delta.