The Tamil Nadu Cauvery Farmers Protection Association has exhorted the Tamil Nadu authorities to impress upon the Central authorities to situation vital orders for procurement of paddy with a moisture content material of upto 25% as early as potential, making an allowance for the weather conditions through which paddy procurement is being carried out within the State.

In an announcement issued right here on Saturday, affiliation secretary Sundara Vimalanathan mentioned the kuruvai crop, prepared for harvest, was severely affected as a result of current heavy rain that lashed the delta districts. As a end result, the moisture content material within the paddy dropped at the direct procurement centres was greater than the stipulated share of 17.

Hence, he known as upon the Tamil Nadu authorities to take up the difficulty with the Centre and persist on the latter to situation vital orders guaranteeing procurement of paddy with moisture content material of as much as 25%. The grains must be procured with none restrictions on existence of international particles, black grains and many others. and most significantly with out any worth reduce for high quality of the grains.

Regretting that paddy grain dryer machines have been obtainable solely in just a few DPCs out of round 200 centres opened in every delta district, he sought set up of dryers in any respect DPCs.

Published – September 20, 2025 05:34 pm IST

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