Gadwal: As the Kharif-2025 season approaches, District Additional Collector Lakshmi Narayana has instructed officials to ensure all necessary equipment is available at paddy procurement centers.
A meeting took place on Tuesday in the Collector’s Office to discuss equipment needs for the upcoming season. Officials from various departments and market committee secretaries attended.
The Additional Collector mentioned that centers currently have tarpaulins, moisture meters, electronic weighing scales, paddy cleaners, dryers, automatic cleaners, calipers, and husk removers. However, he stressed the importance of acquiring any additional equipment quickly.
He ordered officers to provide a list of needed equipment to the District Marketing Department within two days.
Agriculture officials were also asked to inform farmers about the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for the Kharif season through Agricultural Extension Officers.
Current equipment at procurement centers should be returned promptly to market committees. Relevant departments, like the Co-operative and DRDO wings, received instructions to expedite this process.
Attendees included District Marketing Officer Pushpamma, District Civil Supplies Officer Swami Kumar, Civil Supplies District Manager Vimala, District Co-operative Officer Srinivas Rao, DRDO AO Siddayya, and other officials.
