Farmers of Upperbahal, Nuniapali and Roth villages of Agalpur block staged a demonstration before the District Civil Supplies Office here on Saturday demanding purchase of their paddy soon.
“We the farmers under the Roth Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) demand immediate purchase of the paddy as it is damaged due to the recent rains,” said the agitating farmers.
‘Even if the farmers were issued token to sell their paddy, but the paddy has not been lifted yet,’ said a farmer, Sarathi Sahu, of Roth village.
“We would send more vehicles to lift the paddy lying in the PACS, under the P-PASS system. Those paddy which has been soaked in the recent rain, would also be lifted after seeing its quality,” said Balangir Sub-Collector Sanjay Mishra after discussion with the farmers.
He also said, “We would focus that the farmers get maximum benefit”.