Agriculture Minister Calls for Daily Paddy Transportation, Cooperation Among Officials

Hyderabad: Agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao directed officials to be alert as the harvesting of paddy had picked up pace. He asked them to work in cooperation with the marketing and warehouse officials and transport the procured paddy daily.

Speaking at a video conference, he asked officials of the primary agriculture and district co-operative marketing societies to ensure proper facilities for drying paddy at the purchase centres and provide credit facilities as needed. He asked them to ensure availability of paddy cleaners, winnowing fans and equipment to identify fine rice varieties.

The co-operative and marketing department director Uday Kumar participated in the video conference.