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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Rain threat to wheat -Arnab Ganguly

Rain threat to wheat -Arnab Ganguly

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published Published on Apr 10, 2018   modified Modified on Apr 10, 2018
-The Telegraph

Punjab assesses damage after shock showers flatten crops and fuel storage fears

Chandigarh:
An unusual spell of rain on Monday morning has cast a cloud on the wheat crop yet to be harvested in Punjab, forcing the agriculture department to sent teams across the state to assess the damage.

The rains have come at a time Punjab has been grappling with a storage crisis.

The state has a total storage capacity of approximately 153 lakh tonnes. But it can accommodate only 37 lakh tonnes of fresh stocks that are expected to be around 130 lakh tonnes.

Of the total storage, 103-lakh-tonne capacity is with the Food Corporation of India, while the rest is with five state-run procurement agencies.

From last year's harvest, 26 lakh tonnes of wheat and 90 lakh tonnes of rice are still lying in the warehouses.

Although officially the procurement of the current stock of wheat started from April 1, sources said the bulk starts arriving by the second week of April - just when the rains have hit.

The Punjab government has invited expressions of interest to arrange for cover and plinth space for wheat storage. It is also expecting the FCI to pick up the stocks lying in the warehouses by the time the fresh crop starts arriving.

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The Telegraph, 10 April, 2018, https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/rain-threat-to-wheat-222366?ref=india-ft-stry


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