Officials take stock of wheat procurement in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, April 14

Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner of Police Rakesh Agrawal on Wednesday directed the Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) and Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) along with Food Supply and Mandi officials to visit the grain markets in their jurisdictions daily to ensure the smooth and hassle-free wheat procurement besides strictly compliance of the physical distancing, masking and other protocols.

During the visits in Sahnewal and Gill Road Grain Markets, Sharma and Agrawal showed the satisfaction on the procurement operations and asked the officers to make sure that every single grain of wheat was procured and lifted without any sort of delay and at the same time, the social distancing, masking must be maintained in the grain markets to prevent Covid-19 pandemic. They said that the officers must ensure the facilities of hand washing, soaps, masks to all the farmers, labourers and others keeping in view of the prevailing circumstances.

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