nThe Chhattisgarh government has accomplished several tasks at one go by adopting an economic, traditional and yet unique idea for proper preservation of crops, beginning with the 93 lakh tonnes of paddy procured from farmers.
Every year, a large quantity of rice in warehouses gets damaged due to moisture, rains, hailstorm, rats and pests. To minimize the loss, special cemented platforms were built during the corona crisis, creating employment opportunities on a large scale.
A total of 7,606 platforms have been built in all the districts. Nearly 3,000 sacks can be piled up in each platform.
These include 786 platforms in Raipur district, 711 in Janjgir-Champa, 597 in Balodabazar-Bhatapara, 488 in Mahasamund, 469 in Raigarh, 465 in Rajnandgaon and 430 platforms in the district of Bemetara among others.