22.9 LAKH MT OF WHEAT ARRIVED IN STATE MANDIS TILL APRIL 22 AS COMPARED TO 9.36 LAKH MT IN SAME PERIOD DURING LAST YEAR

MOHALI/CHANDIGARH, APRIL 22: Elaborate arrangements of wheat procurement by Punjab Mandi Board especially amid lockdown/curfew due to COVID-19 have resulted in 22.9 lakh MT arrival till April 22 as compared to 9.36 lakh MT arrived for the corresponding period during last year thereby registering over two fold increase in wheat arrival.

क्या आप भी पीते हैं ऐसी चाय ? तो आज ही छोड़ दें…नहीं तो… || tea ||

Giving the detail of arrival/procurement of wheat till date, Additional Chief Secretary Development Viswajeet Khanna said that out of 22.96 LMT of wheat arrived in various mandis across the state, 21.5 LMT have been procured against 9.36 LMT arrived at the same period during last year of which 6.64 LMT was purchased.

लॉक डाउन में कहीं आपके बच्चे पागलपन का शिकार तो नहीं हो रहे…

Meanwhile, ACS said that despite staggered movement of wheat in view of health advisory issued by the State Government to prevent the spread of coronavirus, as many as 4,20,115 passes had been issued so far to the farmers through Arthiyas in 4100 designated purchase centres to avoid crowd and congestion as a preventive measure.

कोरोना का सबसे पहले खुलासा करने वाले डॉक्टर, नर्स और नेशनल फोटोग्राफर की दिल दहलाने वाली कहानी…

Khanna further said that all the officials/officers deputed for procurement operations have been directed to meticulously follow health protocol including social distancing in wake of coronavirus. Sufficient quantity of masks and sanitisers have already been provided in these centres to ensure proper hygiene, health and safety of all the stakeholders. Apart from these sanitation workers have also been deployed in purchase centres to undertake extensive spraying of sanitisers to make the entire premises disinfected.