T. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: With the process of paddy procurement gathering momentum in the State, the Food and Civil Supplies department is hopeful that approximately 16 lakh tonnes will be procured during the current kharif marketing season (October-September). As on Wednesday, about 1.08 lakh tonnes were procured, about 3.4 lakh tonnes less than the quantity achieved in the corresponding period last year. A senior department official says the reduction is due to the failure of the short-term...
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