No space, farmers unload wheat in ‘kutcha’ places in Sangrur

Sangrur, April 18

Tardy lifting of wheat has led to a glut-like situation in grain markets across the district. In many areas, farmers are being forced to unload their produce in uncemented portions in the absence of adequate space.

“Lifting is very slow. Farmers are being forced to unload their wheat in bushes and uncemented portions of the grain market,” Kulwinder Singh, a resident of Nadampur. Farmers accused the officials of not making sincere efforts to speed up the lifting process. They said the delay would only add to their miseries.

“Since the weather is playing truant and rain may destroy my wheat, I have arranged a tarpaulin. The government must intervene,” said Parminder Singh, another farmer from the area.

Till last evening, the grain markets of the district had received a total of 5,95,780 metric tonne (MT) of wheat.

BKU (Ugrahan) leader Jagtar Kalajhar said if the government failed to speed up the pace of lifting and provide gunny bags, they would launch an agitation. District Food Supply Controller TS Chopra said they were taking required steps to lift all wheat at the earliest. — TNS