With harvesting season of paddy all set to begin in the Vizianagaram revenue division, additional paddy purchase centres will be opened to procure the produce according to Joint Collector B. Rama Rao.
At a meeting with officials concerned on Thursday, Mr. Rama Rao said that the procurement target for the kahrif was 80,000 metric tonnes and in the rabi, they were eyeing to meet a target of 1 lakh tonnes. As many as 5,000 tonne of paddy had been procured so far at centres in Parvathipuram revenue division.
Anticipating that 3 lakh tonnes of paddy would be produced in the district this rabi, the Joint Collector hoped that farmers would put up at least 2 lakh tonne for sale at the government procurement centres. He asked the marketing, agriculture, civil supplies, DRDA and other officials to make arrangements such as provision of drinking water and sheds for farmers at the centres. He further said that the farmers would get their payment within two days of selling their produce.
