A team of officials from the Food Department raided Yash rice mill at Bodri in Chkarbhata area and seized food items including rice and paddy worth Rs45 lakh, officials said on Wednesday.
The seized products were later handed over to the same miller. The officials said the raid was conducted under the provisions of the ‘levy Control Order.’ The seizure was made after the team led by Food Inspector S Paikra found the irregularities and violation of the ‘levy Control Order’ while conducting the raid.
The items which were seized include 1,925 quintals of rice, 350.34 quintals of paddy and 140 quintals of broken rice. The estimated cost of the seized items said to be worth Rs45 crore. The other members of the team which conducted the raid include Assistant Food Officer Nitesh Trivedi, Food Inspector Ml Sharma, and KK Sahu.
Food Controller GS Paikra said the mill was raided after the miller did not submit its levy detail. The action was initiated on the order of the district collector, he said. The seized items was confiscated, he said.