Mamata Banerjee talks about arranging gunny bags for Punjab

Tribune News Service
Kolkata, April 8

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday spoke about arranging gunny bags for Punjab required urgently by the state for storing of wheat for the procurement season beginning from April 15.

Talking to reporters here, Banerjee said Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh phoned her today and talked about the supply of gunny bags to Punjab.

“The chief minister of Punjab called me today. They want gunny bags for storing wheat. The necessary arrangement must be made,” Mamata Banerjee said at a press conference here.

While gearing up for the procurement season, Punjab Government is keen to ensure availability of adequate number of gunny bags for the storing of the crop.

However, jute mills of West Bengal, which supply gunny bags to Punjab, Haryana and other places of the county during procurement of crops by official agencies, are closed due to the ongoing lockdown.

Punjab, it is learnt, needs over five lakh bales (one bale comprises 500 bags) for the current harvest.

Banerjee said she received requests for gunny bags from Telengana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao also who spoke to her on Monday.

The chief secretary of Bihar also recently spoke to his West Bengal counterpart and requested him to ensure supply of gunny bags to Bihar, Mamata said.

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