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"They're Shouting For A Slight Growth": DMK Min Trivializes Farmers Concerns About Harvested Paddy Going To Waste
Farmers in Tamil Nadu’s delta districts have expressed frustration over the state government’s handling of paddy procurement, after several sacks of harvested rice reportedly sprouted due to unseasonal rains. The issue has sparked political controversy following statements by the DMK government’s Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam. During a recent media interaction at the Chennai Secretariat, Minister Panneerselvam addressed concerns over sp…
In the Delta districts, farmers are struggling to sell their paddy grains grown in Kuruvai cultivation at the government direct paddy procurement centers. Moreover, since the monsoon has started, the purchased paddy and the paddy bundles brought by the farmers are getting wet and sprouting. Protests are also being held in many places claiming that the paddy grains have sprouted. This means that since the area under Kuruvai cultivation has increa…
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