Over 57K MT paddy reaches mandis

The arrival of paddy in the grain markets of the district has reached 57,621 metric tonnes here on Wednesday.

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Meanwhile, a total of 3,65,135 MT basmati has also reached the mandis.

Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney said Rs 86.94 crore has been disbursed to farmers for procurement of parmal by the government agencies. She said the administration is ensuring payment to farmers within 48 hours of the purchase.

She said 53 per cent of procured stocks have been lifted from the grain markets. Sawhney said there is no shortage of bardana (gunny bags) for the purchase of paddy. The DC said the farmers should bring fully ripened crop to the markets so that they do not face any problem in procurement.

Paddy has been cultivated on a total of Rs 1.8 lakh hectare in the district. Out of this, basmati has been cultivated on 1.4 lakh hectares.