Trichy: PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has urged the state government to procure the entire wet paddy to protect the farmers from heavy loss. He appealed to the government to relax norms to procure the paddy with maximum moisture content.
Thousands of bags of paddy brought to the procurement centres in the delta districts were damaged due to heavy rain in the last few days and farmers have been severely affected. They are waiting for their turn at the DPCs. “It is said that at least 50 thousand quintals of paddy have been damaged due to rain,” Anbumani said in a statement.
With good yields this kuruvai season farmers are arriving at the procurement centres with their produce. But, rain has shattered the dreams of the farmers, he said. “However, farmers are in no way responsible for the moisture content of the paddy. Due to high yields and other reasons, paddy bags have accumulated in large quantities and hence it has become impossible to procure entire paddy at once. However, anticipating the situation, the government should have made arrangements to deal with the situation,” he said.
The government should instruct the district authorities to procure the paddy with the maximum moisture condition to help hapless farmers, he added.
Thousands of bags of paddy brought to the procurement centres in the delta districts were damaged due to heavy rain in the last few days and farmers have been severely affected. They are waiting for their turn at the DPCs. “It is said that at least 50 thousand quintals of paddy have been damaged due to rain,” Anbumani said in a statement.
With good yields this kuruvai season farmers are arriving at the procurement centres with their produce. But, rain has shattered the dreams of the farmers, he said. “However, farmers are in no way responsible for the moisture content of the paddy. Due to high yields and other reasons, paddy bags have accumulated in large quantities and hence it has become impossible to procure entire paddy at once. However, anticipating the situation, the government should have made arrangements to deal with the situation,” he said.
The government should instruct the district authorities to procure the paddy with the maximum moisture condition to help hapless farmers, he added.
