Wheat lifting picks pace in Karnal district

Tribune News Service

Karnal, April 18

With the halting of procurement for two days, accompanied by the deployment of class-I officials and pressing into service of more vehicles, the lifting process has picked pace in Karnal district.

As per the reports, around 57 per cent of the procured wheat had been lifted till Sunday evening from 30 per cent on Friday evening.

Earlier, almost all grain markets and purchase centres were choked with wheat owing to poor lifting and its high arrival, forcing the government to stop the procurement for two days. Clouds and winds added to the woes of farmers, forcing the authorities to take steps for speedy lifting. During these two days when procurement and arrival were banned, a substantial chunk of the produce in was lifted.

As per the authorities, around 76 lakh quintals of wheat arrived in different grain markets of the district.

“We got registered an FIR against a transporter in the Jundla grain market for providing less vehicles. He had provided 24 vehicles against 40, for which he was given the contract of lifting,” said Nishant Kumar Yadav, DC, adding that during these two days, they had put up all machinery in service for speedy lifting, keeping in mind the bad weather conditions.