CHANDIGARH: In view of rising stocks of wheat in some areas of Punjab and increased procurement in northern districts of Punjab, the Center has decided to run more special trains daily to transport wheat directly to the recipient states to reduce wheat glut situation. To be. Agriculture State Grain Market.
According to the Food Corporation of India (FCI), 25 rakes were commissioned on Tuesday. Once procurement picks up in all districts, the wheat stock will be increased to 45-50 rakes per day in the coming days. Direct loading of wheat is already going on in full swing at Ludhiana, Patiala. FerozepurAnd Faridkot districts. There is no shortage of trains, and hence, no problem in the lifting process,” said B Srinivasan, GM, FCI Punjab.
The Center has also allowed cover and plinth (CAP) storage of wheat in the state till June 2023.
shortage of
labor, truck
There are reports of problems being faced by laborers in the grain markets of Bathinda and Mansa, due to which the movement of rakes is being affected. Arhtiyas also complain that at places where special trains are being used by FCI, there is a shortage of laborers and trucks to take them to godowns as the focus shifts to the rail yards.
Ravinder Singh CheemaThe president of the Punjab Arhtiyas Association said that the decision to load wheat directly in trains has resulted in shortage of laborers to transport wheat to godowns. “Almost all the mandis in the Malwa region are chocks. Only 20 per cent of the goods are being lifted through trains. The exercise should be postponed by 10-15 days to focus on shifting wheat to godowns for adequate production. space for the new arrivals,” he said.
“The contractors are the same, so they have diverted laborers and trucks to take the wheat stock to the rail instead of the covered godowns,” he said. The stock was loaded at Nakodar on Monday.
According to the Food Corporation of India (FCI), 25 rakes were commissioned on Tuesday. Once procurement picks up in all districts, the wheat stock will be increased to 45-50 rakes per day in the coming days. Direct loading of wheat is already going on in full swing at Ludhiana, Patiala. FerozepurAnd Faridkot districts. There is no shortage of trains, and hence, no problem in the lifting process,” said B Srinivasan, GM, FCI Punjab.
The Center has also allowed cover and plinth (CAP) storage of wheat in the state till June 2023.
shortage of
labor, truck
There are reports of problems being faced by laborers in the grain markets of Bathinda and Mansa, due to which the movement of rakes is being affected. Arhtiyas also complain that at places where special trains are being used by FCI, there is a shortage of laborers and trucks to take them to godowns as the focus shifts to the rail yards.
Ravinder Singh CheemaThe president of the Punjab Arhtiyas Association said that the decision to load wheat directly in trains has resulted in shortage of laborers to transport wheat to godowns. “Almost all the mandis in the Malwa region are chocks. Only 20 per cent of the goods are being lifted through trains. The exercise should be postponed by 10-15 days to focus on shifting wheat to godowns for adequate production. space for the new arrivals,” he said.
“The contractors are the same, so they have diverted laborers and trucks to take the wheat stock to the rail instead of the covered godowns,” he said. The stock was loaded at Nakodar on Monday.