Arrival of wheat begins at Bhagtanwala mandi

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, April 21

A few trolleys laden with wheat produce arrived at the Bhagtanwala grain market here on Tuesday. Officially wheat procurement had started on April 15. Wheat also arrived at the grain market in Majitha.

Grain market officials said farmers should bring the fully ripened crop only. They said if the moisture content was more than the permissible limit, trolleys would not be allowed to enter the markets.

District Mandi Officer Jaswinder Singh said, “Harvesting will pick up pace in a few days. We have been advising farmers to bring crop with moisture content less than 12 per cent.” He said arthiyas are also creating awareness among farmers in this regard.

Amid the Covid pandemic, junior resident doctors at the Government Medical College have demanded a hike in their stipend. The junior resident doctors, who are at the forefront of the fight, have merely been getting Rs9,000 per month.