Farmers worried as over 150 lorries loaded with paddy wait amid rain in Nagapattinam
Farmers in Nagapattinam are concerned as over 150 lorries loaded with paddy have been stranded for more than a week due to delays in transportation. The lorries are parked along a 2-km stretch, and farmers fear that exposure to rain could damage the quality of the grain. Officials from the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation have acknowledged the delays but are optimistic that the backlog will be resolved soon.
- ▪More than 150 lorries loaded with paddy have been parked for over a week in Nagapattinam.
- ▪Farmers are worried about potential damage to the paddy due to exposure to moisture from rain.
- ▪Delays in transportation have been attributed to election-related work and administrative issues.
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More than 150 lorries loaded with paddy procured through Direct Procurement Centres (DPCs) have remained parked for over a week along the Puthur–Nagore East Coast Road near Nagapattinam, triggering concern among farmers over possible damage to the stock due to summer showers.The lorries, waiting in a nearly 2-km-long queue on the bypass stretch near Puthur, are carrying paddy bags awaiting movement to storage godowns and rice mills. Though the bags have been covered with tarpaulin sheets, farmers fear prolonged exposure to moisture could affect the quality of the grain.According to official sources, samba and thaladi paddy cultivation had been carried out on around 1.8 lakh acres across Nagapattinam district this year, and harvest operations had been completed.
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