The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation district has procured 2.50 lakh tonnes of paddy during the ‘samba’ season and has made arrangements for procuring the ‘thalady’ variety too.
A large number of paddy bags are being stocked under the cap storage system at 16 places across the district for onward transit to modern rice mills in the other regions, particularly Tiruchi and Chennai, an official source told The Hindu on Sunday.
The cap storage system has helped stock paddy without it getting affected by rain. About one lakh tonnes of paddy had been stocked at 15 centres – nine in Mayiladuthurai division and six in Nagapattinam division – including Sattaiyakudi, Manalmedu, Thalachankadu, Gunathalapadi, besides Nagapattinam.
“With ‘samba’ harvest coming to an end, the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation has now made arrangements for procuring ‘thaladi’ crop,” according to a source.
The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation has taken up construction of a godown at an estimate of Rs. 175 crore at Kovilpathu. The storage capacity of the godown would be one lakh tonnes.
Further, steps were being taken for the construction of another 50,000-tonnee capacity godown at Erukkoor village under the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)-funded project. This godown would be of silo model, the source added.
