Farmers seek sheds to safely store paddy procured at DPCs
Farmers in Manur panchayat union are requesting immediate action to protect their procured paddy from summer showers. They have appealed to the District Collector for the establishment of storage sheds at procurement centers and for the timely disbursal of payments for their harvested crops. Additionally, concerns were raised about a nearby liquor shop and the need for road repairs in the area.
- ▪Farmers are concerned about their paddy getting drenched due to inadequate storage facilities.
- ▪They have requested the District Collector to create sheds at direct procurement centers for safe storage.
- ▪Farmers are also awaiting payment for their paddy, which they sold at procurement centers.
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As the paddy procured from the farmers of Manur panchayat union in the district is getting drenched in the isolated summer showers as the harvested foodgrain bags have been kept in open, the farmers have appealed to District Collector R. Sukumar to take steps to immediately move it to safety.They also urged the Collector to disburse the amount for the procured paddy to the farmers, who sold their paddy in three direct procurement centres in Manur union.In a petition submitted to the Collector during the weekly grievances redress meet held at the Collectorate on Monday, farmer Y. Devadasan of Kanarpatti near Manur said paddy direct procurement centres were opened at Ramayanpatti, Manur and Azhagiapandiapuram for purchasing the paddy harvested in the last ‘pisanam’ season.
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