7,127 metric tonnes of paddy procured in Kapurthala

With paddy procurement picking up pace in Kapurthala district, until yesterday, 7,705 metric tonnes of paddy has arrived across 42 mandis of the district of which 7,127 metric tonnes have been procured, which is 93 per cent.

Crops have been ravaged on over 40,000 acres in Kapurthala this year, most of which is area under paddy cultivation.

Deputy Commissioner Amit Kumar Panchal today said proper arrangements have been made for the procurement of paddy in the mandis, under which the procurement is going on smoothly. He said arrangements have been made for the convenience of farmers and all steps have been taken to prevent any inconvenience to farmers.

He said payment to farmers is also being made promptly and so far Rs 12.6 crore has been sent to bank accounts of the farmers.

Notably, 2,838 metric tonnes of paddy has been purchased by Markfed, 2,831 metric tonnes by Pungrain, 979 metric tonnes by PUNSUP, while 207 metric tonnes by the Punjab State Warehouse Corporation.

Panchal appealed to the farmers to get the paddy harvested with Super SMS combine harvester only. They were asked that harvesting should be done only from 10 am to 6 pm. The DC also appealed to farmers to bring only dry paddy to the market so that the farmers do not face any problem in selling the crop.