The special procurement drive in Chhattisgarh is gathering momentum with the procurement centers receiving 9.23 lakh metric tonnes of paddy so far in the 27 districts of the State.
Out of the 9.23 lakh tonnes of paddy received so far, 4.28 lakh metric tonnes is of ‘Grade ‘A’ variety and 4.94 lakh metric tonnes is of ‘Common variety’, according to an official press release issued here on Tuesday. The maximum paddy arrival had taken place in Mahasamund district at 1.45 lakh metric tonnes.The paddy procurement drive will continue till February 15, 2014.
The officials of the State Marketing Co-operative Federation (MARKFED) informed that Raipur district so far has received 1.28 lakh metric tonnes of paddy.
The volume of paddy arrival in metric tonnes in other districts is as follows-- Dhamtari (1.21 lakh), Rajnandgain (82,215), Balod (81,252), Balodabazar-Bhatapara (75,368), Bemetara (69,750), Durg (68,892), Gariyaband (56,218), Raigarh (22,937), Bilaspur (19,231), North Bastar (Kanker) (18,598), Kabirdham (Kawardha) (16,586), Mungeli (4,473), Janjgir-Champa (2,332), Sarguja (Ambikapur) (2,245), Jashpur (1,716), Surajpur (1,708), Kondagaon (1,127), Koria (Baikunthpur) (1,036), Bastar (Jagdalpur) (968), Korba (628), Narayanpur (223), Balrampur (165), Sukma (107), South Bastar (Dantewada) (25 ) and Bijapur (19).