Patiala procures 95% of its arrived wheat, Ropar 100%

Patiala

: Of 5.37 lakh metric tonne

wheat

arrived this district’s grain markets, about 5.11 lakh MT has been procured.

District food and supplies controller (DFSC) Harsharan Singh Brar said Patiala’s 424

procurement

centres had a steady influx of wheat and procurement was based on the state government’s specifications. He said: "The mandis have special arrangements for preventing Covid-19 infection. The crop is unloaded in 30x30 feet bays and every arriving vehicle as being sanitised and screening. The farmers have been asked to follow the instructions."

Ropar

district’s grain markets have received about 71,790 metric tonnes of wheat, out of which, all 71,790 metric tonnes have been procured. Deputy commissioner Sonali Giri said Pungrain had procured 19,674 MT, Punsup 16,632 MT, Warehousing Corporation 12,956 MT, Markfed 15,779 MT, and the Food Corporation of India 6,749 MT.

She said: "More than 1.72 lakh MT wheat is expected to arrive in the district’s 46 mandis. Under the Punjab government’s health advisory, all the mandis are being sanitised regularly and equipped with hand-wash machines. Proper distancing between the tailers is being ensured, while the arhtiyas, farmers, and officials wear masks all the time during procurement." The DC appealed to every mandi visitor or procurement worker to take precautions.