Food Minister inspects fire-ravaged paddy stock yard
The Minister for Food and Civil Supplies inspected a paddy procurement center in Alangulam following a fire that destroyed 25,000 bags of grain. Authorities are investigating whether the incident was accidental or a result of sabotage while planning to upgrade storage infrastructure.
Why it matters
Ensuring the security of food procurement centers is vital for maintaining agricultural supply chains and protecting farmers' livelihoods.
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies P. Venkataramanan inspected the fire-ravaged Ainthamkattalai paddy procurement centre near Alangulam in the district on Friday.
As fire destroyed over 25,000 bags of paddy stocked in the open stock yard at Ainthamkattalai on Tuesday last, the minister, accompanied by District Collector Ranjeet Singh and the senior officials, visited the paddy procurement centre.
Mr. Venkataramanan, after the inspection, said fire had broken out in the open stock yard of the paddy procurement centre, where thousands of paddy bags had been stocked under tarpaulin covers. Steps had been initiated to construct proper permanent structures in these open yards for storing the paddy being procured from the farmers, which would effectively avert fire accidents in future.
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