District collector Reena Babasaheb Kangale paid a surprise visit recently to Faraswani paddy procurement centre and inspected the arrangements made there.
She instructed the in-charge of the paddy procurement centre to ensure proper arrangement and storage facilities of paddy being procured from the farmers. During her visit, manager of the adivasi sewa sehkari samiti, Sukhrikala provided detailed information to collector regarding paddy procurement. He informed the collector that till date 3656 quintal of paddy has been procured which includes 2844 quintal thick paddy and 812 quintal sarna paddy.
Kangale also examined the record books, loan books and other records like number of gunny bags used and left, amount spent and left, etc. After the inspection of the centre, collector instructed the officials to maintain the safety of the paddy stored at the centre. She also instructed the officials to be prepared for the sudden rainfall that might destroy the crops after which inspection of the weighing machine and the weights was done. She instructed that stern action would be taken against those creating hurdles in the paddy procurement process. Food department officers accompanied Kangale in her sudden visit to the paddy procurement centre.